confidence man

Definitions of confidence man
  1. noun
    a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
    synonyms: con artist, con man
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    type of:
    chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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