Synonyms of swindler

swindler

noun

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

the swindlers, representing themselves as land developers, produced a glossy brochure showing beaches, palm trees, and golf links

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• fraudster
• defrauder
• chiseler
• scammer
• cheater
• sharper
• skinner
• trickster
• phony
• bilk
• scamster
• confidence man
• adventurer
• fox
• fakir
• hoaxer
• ringer
• sharpie
• charlatan
• finagler
• impostor
• pretender
• bilker
• tricker
• cozener
• faker
• mountebank
• sham
• quack
• knave
• fake
• rascal
• rogue
• schemer
• sneaker
• double-dealer
• double-crosser
• sneak
• gamesman
• prankster
• bluffer
• cardsharp
• plotter
• slickster
• wheeler-dealer
• slicker
• humbug
• fast-talker
• blackleg
• quacksalver
• slick
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swindler

The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026

But the fake ads include the swindler’s contact information instead of the real landlord’s. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026

This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Suspicion falls on her boyfriend, Tom, a notorious con artist and Tinder-swindler. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

But he's been a swindler his entire life. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025

Serial swindlers and men prone to violence are among the seven people Colorado’s gambling regulators have banned for life from casinos since the state created a system last year for barring problem bettors. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025