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con artist

NOUN
confidence man
Synonyms
STRONGEST
con man crook hustler swindler
WEAK
barricuda bilker bunco cheater clip artist deceiver fleecer flimflammer fraud hoser mountebank scam artist scammer shark sharpie smoothie

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A con artist, a music-industry legend and the feud over a masterpiece.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Along the way, she forges an unexpected partnership with Nick, a solitary fox whose past as a con artist proves to be a valuable asset in uniform.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

A convicted con artist who was the subject of a popular 2022 Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, local officials said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

When host Julianne Hough asked what Delvey would take away from the short-lived experience — having danced in only two rounds of the competition — the convicted con artist bluntly replied, "Nothing."

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2024

I just wasn’t that much of a con artist.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz