swindler

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

swindler (plural swindlers)

  1. A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceiver, Thesaurus:fraudster
    • 1908, The Scrap Book: Second Section, volume V, page 637:
      But I got somethin’ to say bearin’ on that swindler who got what was comin’ to him.
    • 2017 June 23, Max Byrd, “A Trip to Southern Italy to Shed Light on a Family Scandal”, in The New York Times‎:
      There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “swindler”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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