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

Schur described his attempts to sell a TV show in 2017 with Aubrey Plaza playing a therapist who is also a con artist. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026

But what makes the seven-part series a cut above derives from the on-target performances, especially Annette Bening as Priscilla, Cary’s cunning, grifter momma bear who has an axe to grind with Lucky and Lucky’s dad, also a con artist. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

The page-to-screen adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel of the same name follows a con artist played by Anya Taylor-Joy who is on the run from the feds and a notorious crime boss (played by Annette Bening). — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

There are seven episodes in Lucky, and Neustadter promised that the con artist’s fight for survival starts in episode 1. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for con artist

• bonapartist
• chartist
• smartest