con man

noun

: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist

Examples of con man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As John and Gates are playing cards, with the con man still working on charming the agent, the first guard assigned outside in the hallway drops. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Colloff’s first book, Catch the Devil, a deep dive into serial con man Paul Skalnik, is now available. — Longreads, 23 July 2026

In a new book, author and journalist Pamela Colloff investigates a notorious con man, whose lies had devastating consequences for many who knew him. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

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