SWINDLER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word swindler. (close relations)
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 |