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SWINDLER Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word swindler. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word swindler. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SWINDLER

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scammer
nounn
noun

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

charlatan
nounn
noun

• a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

cheat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

fraud
nounn
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

impostor
nounn
noun

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

trickster
nounn
noun

• someone who plays practical jokes on others

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

con artist
nounn
noun

• a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

chiseler
nounn
noun

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

chiseller
nounn
noun

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

defrauder
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

gouger
nounn
noun

• an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

grifter
nounn
noun

• a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Best Hypernyms For SWINDLER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for swindler, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster

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