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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Santos is not just a con artist, but a con artist who betrayed the trust of his constituents and left them without effective representation for his entire time in office, and then the months after his expulsion.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Sneaky Pete, a con artist drama that originally premiered on Amazon Prime Video back in 2017.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Not any more, though, as con artists treat these machines as hidden gems.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
And bringing all these hustlers together is the greatest con artist of them all – a cunning macaque who feeds on the spoils from unsuspecting tourists.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Sneaky Pete, a con artist drama that originally premiered on Amazon Prime Video back in 2017.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Not any more, though, as con artists treat these machines as hidden gems.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
And bringing all these hustlers together is the greatest con artist of them all – a cunning macaque who feeds on the spoils from unsuspecting tourists.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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