swindler

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

In classic literature

Synonyms

defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter

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