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cozener

noun

as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value he was a "career" cozener who had worked one racket or another his whole life

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  1. cheat
  2. dodger
  3. shark
  4. confidence man
Noun
  • On Saturday, Bristol City fans sang a song that referred to Southampton as cheats in the opening seconds of their Championship game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s wasn’t smooth out of the gates but found a way to become a red-zone cheat code as Adams led the league with 14 receiving touchdowns and Stafford won his first MVP.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • Three spearfishing divers were killed by sharks off the Australian coast in four weeks over May and June.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Deadly shark attacks in 2026 There have been at least five fatal shark attacks in Australia this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of shark
Noun
  • Musk reframes the story of the tech titan as the 21st century reincarnation of the confidence man.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Definition of confidence man
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“Cozener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cozener. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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