swindler

swindler
Synonyms and related words:
Artful Dodger, Judas, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, betrayer, blackleg, body snatcher, booster, bunco steerer, charlatan, charmer, cheat, cheater, chicken thief, chiseler, come-on, con man, confidence man, convict, cozener, crafty rascal, criminal, crook, deceiver, defrauder, den of thieves, desperado, desperate criminal, diddler, dodger, double-dealer, embezzler, felon, filcher, flimflam man, flimflammer, fox, fraud, fugitive, gallows bird, ganef, gangster, gaolbird, ghoul, glib tongue, grafter, grave robber, gyp artist, gypper, hoaxer, horse trader, jailbird, jewel thief, juggler, knave, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lawbreaker, lifter, mobster, mountebank, outlaw, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, poacher, prowler, public enemy, purloiner, quisling, racketeer, reynard, robber, scofflaw, scoundrel, scrounger, sharper, shoplifter, shyster, slick citizen, sly dog, slyboots, sneak thief, stealer, sweet talker, thief, thug, traitor, trickster, two-timer, villain, white-collar thief|

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  • Swindler — Swin dler, n. [G. schwindler, fr. schwindlen to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel dizziness, fr. schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. See {Swim} to be dizzy.] One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swindler — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Daris Ray Swindler (1925–2007), US amerikanischer Anthropologe Mary Hamilton Swindler (1884–1964), US amerikanische Klassische Archäologin William Finley Swindler (1913–?), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • swindler — [swind′lər] n. 〚Ger schwindler < schwindeln, to be dizzy, defraud, cheat < OHG swintilon, freq. of swintan, to disappear, wither, prob. < IE base * (s)wendh , to disappear > OSlav uvędati, to wither〛 a person who swindles; cheat * * * See swindle …   Universalium

  • swindler — index criminal, delinquent, embezzler, outlaw, thief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • swindler — 1774, from Ger. Schwindler giddy person, extravagant speculator, cheat, from schwindeln to be giddy, act extravagantly, swindle, from O.H.G. swintilon be giddy, frequentative form of swintan to languish, disappear; cognate with O.E. swindan, and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • swindler — [n] person who cheats another absconder, charlatan, cheat, cheater, chiseler, clip, con artist, confidence artist, counterfeiter, crook, deceiver, defrauder, dodger, doubledealer, falsifier, forger, four flusher*, fraud, gouger, grifter, impostor …   New thesaurus

  • swindler — [swind′lər] n. [Ger schwindler < schwindeln, to be dizzy, defraud, cheat < OHG swintilon, freq. of swintan, to disappear, wither, prob. < IE base * (s)wendh , to disappear > OSlav uvędati, to wither] a person who swindles; cheat …   English World dictionary

  • swindler — swindle swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something …   Financial and business terms

  • swindler — noun the guy collecting for the hospital fund was a swindler Syn: fraudster, fraud, confidence man, confidence trickster, trickster, cheat, rogue, mountebank, charlatan, impostor, hoaxer; informal con man, con artist, scam artist, shyster, gonif …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • swindler — swindle ► VERB ▪ use deception to obtain (money) or deprive (someone) of money or possessions. ► NOUN ▪ a fraudulent scheme or action. DERIVATIVES swindler noun. ORIGIN German schwindeln be giddy , also «tell lies» …   English terms dictionary

  • Swindler (disambiguation) — A swindler is generally a charlatan, a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by pretense.Swindler may also refer to:* Daris Swindler (born 1925), American anthropologist * John Edward… …   Wikipedia

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