CON ARTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does con artist mean? 

• CON ARTIST (noun)
  The noun CON ARTIST has 1 sense:

1. a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

  Familiarity information: CON ARTIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CON ARTIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

con artist; con man; confidence man

Hypernyms ("con artist" is a kind of...):

chiseler; chiseller; defrauder; gouger; grifter; scammer; swindler (a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)