confidence man

confidence man noun: someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust.

Noun

confidence man (plural confidence men)

Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust.
- “True; but look, now, what my doubt is. I am one who thinks well of man. I love man. I have confidence in man. But what was told me not a half-hour since? I was told that I would find it written—‘Believe not his many words—an enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips’—and also I was told that I would...1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man
Synonyms:

confidence trickster, con man

நம்ப வைத்து மோசடி செய்பவன், மோசடிப் பேர்வழி, மோசக்காரன், ஏமாற்றுக்காரன், நயவஞ்சகன், எத்தன்

plural	confidence men

What does confidence man mean?: Confidence man means someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust.
What is confidence man in Tamil?: Confidence man in Tamil is நம்ப வைத்து மோசடி செய்பவன், மோசடிப் பேர்வழி, மோசக்காரன். See Confidence man meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is confidence man?: Confidence man is a noun.
What is the plural of confidence man?: The plural of confidence man is confidence men.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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