Swindler
noun
A person who tricks others to take their money or property fraudulently.
The swindler convinced people to give him their life savings with the promise of huge returns on their investment.
Often appears as...
- accused swindler
- notorious swindler
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Disapproving
noun
A person who tricks others to take their money or property fraudulently.
The swindler convinced people to give him their life savings with the promise of huge returns on their investment.
Often appears as...
- accused swindler
- notorious swindler
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'swindler' has a very negative and dishonest implication.
She felt betrayed when she realized the businessman was a swindler.
Pro Tip 2/3Criminal Activity
'Swindler' implies illegal activity and is used in legal and crime-related contexts.
The police arrested the swindler for his elaborate Ponzi scheme.
Pro Tip 3/3Trust Exploitation
A swindler often gains trust before defrauding people, making the betrayal more impactful.
He posed as a charity worker, but he was really a swindler.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'swindler' has a very negative and dishonest implication.
She felt betrayed when she realized the businessman was a swindler.
Pro Tip 2/3Criminal Activity
'Swindler' implies illegal activity and is used in legal and crime-related contexts.
The police arrested the swindler for his elaborate Ponzi scheme.
Pro Tip 3/3Trust Exploitation
A swindler often gains trust before defrauding people, making the betrayal more impactful.
He posed as a charity worker, but he was really a swindler.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'swindler' has a very negative and dishonest implication.
She felt betrayed when she realized the businessman was a swindler.
Pro Tip 2/3Criminal Activity
'Swindler' implies illegal activity and is used in legal and crime-related contexts.
The police arrested the swindler for his elaborate Ponzi scheme.
Pro Tip 3/3Trust Exploitation
A swindler often gains trust before defrauding people, making the betrayal more impactful.
He posed as a charity worker, but he was really a swindler.
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What is imposter...
Albert Einstein experienced something he described himself as an “involuntary swindler” whose work didn’t deserve as much attention as it had received. Accomplishments at the level of Angelou’s or Einstein’s are rare, but their feeling of fraudulence is extremely common.
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What is imposter...
Albert Einstein experienced something he described himself as an “involuntary swindler” whose work didn’t deserve as much attention as it had received. Accomplishments at the level of Angelou’s or Einstein’s are rare, but their feeling of fraudulence is extremely common.
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Quote examples
Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
Airline pilots are men to be admired and respected. Men to be trusted. Men of means. And you don't expect an airline pilot to be a local resident. Or a check swindler.
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Alexei Navalny
Russian Activist
The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle against him.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
My family has something of a special relationship with confidence tricks: my grandfather was a professional swindler.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.
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David Suchet
English Actor
A successful swindler has to be a great salesman even more than a great actor.
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John McCarthy
American Politician
My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
Airline pilots are men to be admired and respected. Men to be trusted. Men of means. And you don't expect an airline pilot to be a local resident. Or a check swindler.
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Alexei Navalny
Russian Activist
The party of swindlers and thieves is putting forward its chief swindler and its chief thief for the presidency. We must vote against him, struggle against him.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
My family has something of a special relationship with confidence tricks: my grandfather was a professional swindler.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.
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David Suchet
English Actor
A successful swindler has to be a great salesman even more than a great actor.
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John McCarthy
American Politician
My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker.
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