con man

: to commit to memory

: to study or examine closely

: less common spelling of conn

: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)

: on the negative side : in opposition

: an argument or evidence in opposition

: the negative position or one holding it

: confidence

: swindle

: manipulate

: persuade, cajole

: something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence

: convict

: a destructive disease of the lungs

— see com-

: an individual human

: a man belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)

: husband

: to supply with people (as for service)

: to station members of a ship's crew at

: to serve in the force or complement of