Schwindler — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- conman noun A person who cheats or deceives others out of money or trust, typically through a confidence scheme.
- fraudster noun A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
- humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
- phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
- pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.
- rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
- scammer noun A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- slicker noun A long, waterproof coat.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
- trickster noun A mythological or folklore figure who uses cunning and mischief to outwit authority or other characters.
Senses
Schwindler is used for these senses in English:
- cheat Someone who cheats.
- con artist A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.
- conman A confidence trickster.
- fibber (informal) A liar.
- fraudster A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
- humbug (countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.
- pretender One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
- rook A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
cheat — full definition
- verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
- verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.