'Swindler' definitions:
Definition of 'swindler'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Swindler'
From: GCIDE
- Swindler \Swin"dler\, n. [G. schwindler, fr. schwindlen to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel dizziness, fr. schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. See Swim to be dizzy.] One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Sharper; rogue.
- Usage: Swindler, Sharper. These words agree in describing persons who take unfair advantages. A swindler is one who obtains money or goods under false pretenses. A sharper is one who cheats by sharp practice, as in playing at cards or staking what he can not pay. [1913 Webster]
- Fraud and injustice soon follow, and the dignity of the British merchant is sunk in the scandalous appellation of a swindler. --V. Knox. [1913 Webster]
- Perhaps you 'll think I act the same As a sly sharper plays his game. --Cotton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'swindler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Artful Dodger,
- betrayer,
- blackleg,
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- bunco steerer,
- charlatan,
- charmer,
- cheat,
- cheater,
- chicken thief,
- chiseler,
- come-on,
- con man,
- confidence man,
- convict,
- cozener,
- crafty rascal,
- criminal,
- crook,
- deceiver,
- defrauder,
- den of thieves,
- desperado,
- desperate criminal,
- diddler,
- dodger,
- double-dealer,
- embezzler,
- felon,
- filcher,
- flimflam man,
- flimflammer,
- fox,
- fraud,
- fugitive,
- gallows bird,
- ganef,
- gangster,
- gaolbird,
- ghoul,
- glib tongue,
- grafter,
- grave robber,
- gyp artist,
- gypper,
- hoaxer,
- horse trader,
- jailbird,
- jewel thief,
- Judas,
- juggler,
- knave,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lawbreaker,
- lifter,
- mobster,
- mountebank,
- outlaw,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- Philadelphia lawyer,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- prowler,
- public enemy,
- purloiner,
- quisling,
- racketeer,
- reynard,
- robber,
- scofflaw,
- scoundrel,
- scrounger,
- sharper,
- shoplifter,
- shyster,
- slick citizen,
- sly dog,
- slyboots,
- sneak thief,
- stealer,
- sweet talker,
- thief,
- thug,
- traitor,
- trickster,
- two-timer,
- villain,
- white-collar thief,
- Yankee horse trader