noun
swindler
SWIHND-luh
noun
1
A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
"The con man was exposed as a serial swindler."
How to Use Swindler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who tricks people out of their money.
Common pairings
a notorious swindler
exposed as a swindler
Word Forms
swindlers plural, Swindlers plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Schwindler in the late 1700s, from a word meaning "one who deceives."