swindler

Example Sentences

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He is a swindler, a snob and a savage misanthrope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

His father used the derisive German term “der Gauner,” which means crook or swindler.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Baldy, as she was often referred to — and she was a swindler.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022

Ponzi schemes are named after a notorious swindler from the 1920s, but versions of the scam date back to at least the mid-1800s.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2021

"Certainly not for a common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald