confidence trickster
noun
Definition of confidence trickster
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: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist
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confidenceplay
: a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
: faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way
: the quality or state of being certain : certitude
: of, relating to, or adept at swindling by false promises
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