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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After Downton wrapped in 2015, Dockery starred as a con artist recently out of prison in the drama series Good Behavior, and in Netflix’s western miniseries Godless in 2019. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025 They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025 In general, con artists put you on edge by alerting you to a fake but supposedly urgent problem. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Walton tapped into his journalist roots and began his own investigation, which ultimately resulted in his con artist being found guilty of defrauding him. Forbestv, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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