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confidence artist

NOUN
swindler
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charlatan cheater con artist counterfeiter crook forger rascal thief
STRONG
absconder cheat chiseler clip deceiver defrauder dodger double-dealer falsifier four-flusher fraud gouger grifter impostor mechanic mountebank operator rook scammer scoundrel shark sharp sharper slicker trickster
Antonyms
WEAK
philanthropist

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Psychopathy, then, is a sort of biological predisposition that leads to many of the behaviors we expect from the confidence artist.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2016