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.

Examples of con artist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Goodman will play Aggie’s dad, believed to be a long-time con artist. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Alan Dysert as Sean Cudahy Dysert depicted con artist Sean Cudahy on All My Children for 10 years, from 1980 to 1990, appearing in 79 episodes total. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Tales of charming fraudsters, cheaters and con artists are historically fascinating to the American audience. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Those conducting the online scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals -- many Chinese -- tricked themselves into work and held in prison-like compounds. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for con artist

• bonapartist
• chartist
• smartest