| 单词 | swindler |
| 释义 | swindler (once / 3833 pages) n If you know someone is a swindler, stay away from him. Swindlers are scammers who con people to make a buck. Unfortunately, there are many types of people in the world who will try to get your money. Somewhere between a used car salesman and an outright thief is a swindler — someone who lies to get your money, sometimes by suggesting you invest in something phony. Many people on the Internet asking for money are swindlers, and if anyone tries to sell you a bridge, that's likely another swindler. Swindlers are also called grifters, scammers, and con artists. The last person in the world you should give money to is a swindler. WORD FAMILYswindler: swindlers+/swindle: swindled, swindler, swindles, swindling USAGE EXAMPLES“Trump’s unwise confrontation with China demonstrated his swindler mentality,” posted another. Time(Dec 06, 2016) What to Dothan with all the out of work swindlers? New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) The fact that the swindlers on Wall Street who engineered the disaster escaped with their millions, unindicted and unpunished, was a twist of the knife. Washington Times(Sep 17, 2016) n a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud Syn|Hypo|Hyper chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games clip artista swindler who fleeces the victim con artist, con man, confidence mana swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim welcher, welshersomeone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
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