confidence man

[ kon-fi-duh ns man ]
/ ˈkɒn fɪ dəns ˌmæn /
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noun

a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler.
Also Informal, con man, con·man [kon-man] /ˈkɒnˌmæn/.

Origin of confidence man

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby confidence man

confidence, confidence game, confidence interval, confidence level, confidence limits, confidence man, confidence trick, confident, confidente, confidential, confidential communication

Words related to con man

crook, swindler, hustler, deceiver, fraud, mountebank, cheater, bunco, flimflammer, hoser, scammer, shark, sharpie, smoothie

British Dictionary definitions for con man (1 of 2)

con man

noun

informal a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick More formal term: confidence man

British Dictionary definitions for con man (2 of 2)

confidence man

confidence trickster

noun

another name for con man