Meaning

1 senses
  1. Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust.

    a male swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The confidence man and his blonde call girl make a perfect match in enraging his landlady.

  2. It has been said that "a sucker's born every minute" and every 'confidence man' knows it.

    Кажуть, що простаки народжуються щохвилини і кожен шахрай знає це. — ChickenKiev

  3. A confidence man can talk his way into a girl's trust with ease.

  4. A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.

Forms

plural: confidence men
Singularconfidence man
Pluralconfidence men

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a male swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim:con man

See also

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