Synonyms of swindlers

swindlers

noun

plural of swindler

as in cheats

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

• cheats
• dodgers
• sharks
• sharpers
• scammers
• chiselers
• fraudsters
• defrauders
• cheaters
• phonies
• skinners
• tricksters
• scamsters
• fakirs
• adventurers
• confidence men
• sharpies
• ringers
• bilks
• hoaxers
• foxes
• charlatans
• cozeners
• trickers
• impostors
• finaglers
• pretenders
• bilkers
• mountebanks
• fakers
• quacks
• knaves
• fakes
• rogues
• sneakers
• humbugs
• shams
• schemers
• rascals
• double-crossers
• plotters
• pranksters
• sneaks
• bluffers
• wheeler-dealers
• blacklegs
• slicksters
• slickers
• double-dealers
• quacksalvers
• gamesmen
• fast-talkers
• slicks
• cardsharps
• smoothies
• slyboots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swindlers

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, posing as the original customer, the swindlers cancelled the order to get a refund. — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going. — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025

Sign them up Before long, the swindlers will pivot to a discussion of investing. — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2022