con man
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con man
n. Slang
A confidence man.
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con man
n
informal a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick. More formal term: confidence man
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con′fidence man`
n.
a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler.
[1840–50, Amer.]
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Translations
مُخادِع
podvodník
svindlari, bragîarefur
con man
n pl <con men> (inf) → Schwindler m, → Bauernfänger m (inf); (pretending to have social status) → Hochstapler m; (promising marriage) → Heiratsschwindler m
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con man
n → truffatore mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
con
(kon) – past tense past participle conned – verb to trick or persuade dishonestly. He conned her into giving him money.
noun a dishonest trick.
ˈcon man noun someone who cons people.
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