con artist
noun
variants
or con man
or US confidence man
: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money
The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.
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In exchange for the miracle of, like, access to all the world’s knowledge and people in our pockets, all the world’s knowledge and people similarly have access to us, including the hustlers and the con artists.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
The con artists on the other line of that phone call or text often impersonate the local police as well as federal, state and local government agencies.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Text messages appear official Missouri doesn’t have toll roads, but that hasn’t stopped con artists from trying to take advantage of motorists who venture across state lines.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
But Clara’s twin sister Dempsey thinks the resurfaced Serene is a con artist.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
The con artists on the other line of that phone call or text often impersonate the local police as well as federal, state and local government agencies.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Text messages appear official Missouri doesn’t have toll roads, but that hasn’t stopped con artists from trying to take advantage of motorists who venture across state lines.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
But Clara’s twin sister Dempsey thinks the resurfaced Serene is a con artist.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for con artist
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“Con artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20artist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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