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confidence operator

NOUN
cheat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charlatan con artist crook hypocrite impostor rascal rogue swindler trickster
STRONG
bluff chiseler deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake masquerader pretender quack scammer shark sharper shyster
WEAK
conniver cozener enticer inveigler
NOUN
sharper
Synonyms
STRONG
bluff charlatan cheater chiseler crook deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake hypocrite impostor jockey masquerader pretender quack rascal rogue rook scammer shark shyster swindler trickster victimizer
WEAK
bilk con artist conniver cozener enticer inveigler
NOUN
victimizer
Synonyms
STRONG
bluff charlatan cheater chiseler crook deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake hypocrite impostor jockey masquerader pretender quack rascal rogue rook scammer shark sharper shyster swindler trickster
WEAK
bilk con artist conniver cozener enticer inveigler

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The burglar and the confidence operator and the profiteer and the profligate and the defaulting bank cashier are all victims of that disease—smart-aleckism.

From Letters of Franklin K. Lane by Wall, Louise Herrick

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