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Synonyms of swindler

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Another word for swindler is fraud. Other synonyms of swindler are rook, fraudster, scamp, charlatan and fabricator.

Synonyms and similar words for swindler

nounA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

  • bamboozlerOne who bamboozles; a trickster.
  • bullshitterSomeone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • cogger
  • deceiver
  • fabricatorA person who makes a fabrication of something; a counterfeiter or falsifier.
  • fabulist
  • grifterA con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
  • liar
  • pseudologistSomeone who says falsehoods; a liar; a pseudologue.
  • rookA cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
  • shammerA person who shams; a liar or faker.
  • Spanish athlete euphemisticA bullshitter.
  • trickster
  • trucker dialectal
  • bunco-steerer US, slangA swindler; a cheat or con-man.
  • charlatanA malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
  • jackal
  • chiselerA cheat; a swindler; a con artist.
  • cozenerAn imposter, a swindler.
  • defrauderOne who defrauds.
  • finaglerA person who finagles; a cheat or swindler.
  • fleecerA person who fleeces; a swindler.
  • fraudA person who performs any such trick.
  • fraudmeisterA person who commits fraud for profit.
  • fraudsterA person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
  • humbug slang
  • gyp
  • pickpenny
  • scammerA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
  • scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  • schemesterOne who carries out schemes; a fraudster.
  • sharperA swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
  • slickerA swindler or conman.
  • spielerA swindler, a gambler.
  • bouncer archaic
  • cony-catcher obsoleteA cheat or sharper; a deceiver.
  • crammer British, dated
  • deceptor rareA deceiver (weaver of deceptions).
  • falser obsoleteA deceiver.
  • gabber obsolete
  • guiler obsoleteA deceiver, a beguiler.
  • losenger obsoleteA flatterer or deceiver.
  • mocker archaic
  • Scandaroon obsoleteA swindler.
  • swike dialectal, obsolete
  • treacher archaicA traitor or deceiver.
  • wernard obsolete
  • goldbrick US, datedA swindler.
  • gull British, obsoleteA swindler or trickster.
  • landshark obsolete, slangA swindler or fraudster.
  • trapan archaic, obsoleteA person (or occasionally an animal) that traps or tricks another into doing something that benefits them but harms the...
  • trepan archaic, obsolete

Meaning of swindler

  1. noun A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

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Questions about synonyms of swindler

What is another word for swindler?
Swindler has 54 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fraud, rook, fraudster, scamp, charlatan, fabricator, cozener and finagler.
What does swindler mean?
Swindler means a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

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