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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The Fellow Travelers star, who played con artist and thief Neal Caffrey on all six seasons of USA's White Collar, distanced himself from the scene of the crime in a cheeky social media post on Thursday.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The case was derailed for years by allegations of bias — allegations that emerged after a judge was secretly recorded making derogatory comments about two defendants described by prosecutors as the con artists who orchestrated the plot to take Cliff Lambert’s money, identity and life.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
That film, about con artists who rob hundreds of millions from a Las Vegas casino, became a critical and commercial smash and spawned two sequels.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The case was derailed for years by allegations of bias — allegations that emerged after a judge was secretly recorded making derogatory comments about two defendants described by prosecutors as the con artists who orchestrated the plot to take Cliff Lambert’s money, identity and life.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
That film, about con artists who rob hundreds of millions from a Las Vegas casino, became a critical and commercial smash and spawned two sequels.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government agencies and others in authority.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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