con man
Example Sentences
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"He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide."
From BBC
After he pitched 2⅔ scoreless innings to win the game and the World Series championship for the Dodgers, the gamesmanship had been transformed into greatness, and the con man had become a hero.
From Los Angeles Times
Before you got twisted up by this lying con man?
From Los Angeles Times
He’s not as unapologetically hammy as Andrew Polec’s Pirelli, the tonsorial con man who adopts a fake mustache and an even faker Italian accent, but he lends the musical a satiric gaiety.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s easy to fall for a con man’s pitch, but you don’t have to keep falling for it.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
