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

When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

Lockhart is, of course, the handsome yet narcissistic con artist who is hired at Hogwarts during Potter’s (Dominic McLaughlin) second year. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The franchise started with the original 2016 movie, which introduced fans to rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and con artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for con artist

• bonapartist
• chartist
• smartest