con artist

con art·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon ahr-tist]
- /kɒn ˈɑr tɪst/
- /kɒn ˈɑːtɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon ahr-tist]
- /kɒn ˈɑr tɪst/

Definitions of con artist words

countable noun con artist A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property. 3
noun con artist a person who defrauds other people through deception 3
noun con artist a person adept at lying, cajolery, or glib self-serving talk. 1
noun con artist a person adept at swindling by means of confidence games; swindler. 1
noun con artist confidence trickster, fraud 1
noun con artist A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator. 0

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con artist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for con artist

noun con artist

crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
hustler — an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
con man — A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.

All 16 Synonyms of con artist