: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist
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Just as is now the case--when officeholders in Arkansas blindly follow a con man who will go down as the worst president in American history--Arkansas found itself on the wrong side of history in the 1950s.—Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2026 Elizabeth D’Aiuto, who plays Marian, the librarian of this small Iowa town who captures the roving eye of traveling salesman and con man Harold Hill (Elliott Andrews), has a piercing soprano that many an opera singer would envy.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2026 Dysert appeared as Sean Cudahy in 79 episodes of All My Children, from 1980-1990, a character described as a devious yet humorous con man and villain, who contrasted sharply with his brother, good guy Tom Cudahy (played by Richard Shoberg).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2026 Alan Dysert, who portrayed the con man Sean Cudahy on the ABC soap opera All My Children, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for con man