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swindler
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud [syn: chiseller , chiseler , gouger , scammer , grifter , sharper , sharpie , sharpy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1774, from German Schwindler "giddy person, extravagant speculator, cheat," from schwindeln "to be giddy, act extravagantly, swindle," from Old High German swintilon "be giddy," frequentative form of swintan "to languish, disappear;" cognate with Old English ...
Usage examples of swindler.
Miss Langman if Boaty could have proved I was a swindler who had swindled a hunchbacked pair of Soviet Siamese twins out of their last ruble.
We know them for what they are,--ruffians in politics, ruffians in finance, ruffians in law, ruffians in trade, bribers, swindlers, and tricksters.
I thought this odd but concluded that he wished to verify my statements before entering into a close companionship with me, since for aught he knew I might be the largest liar in the world and a swindler to boot.
Basil Tellert, within the next few weeks, would be forced to proclaim that Professor Baldridge Jark was a swindler.
The Classic had scored a beat with its front-page smash, which credited Rutledge Mann with stating that Baldridge Jark had turned swindler.
THRUST To his captors, Jute Bantry was merely a swindler who had tried to acquire five thousand dollars through smart tactics.
But owing to the stupid money system, which these laborers them selves help to keep in force, the results of their combined efforts were either usurped by an unproductive class fortunate enough to be born rich, or those shrewd enough to accumulate money, such as trust managers, bankers, real estate speculators, stock jobbers, and brokers, gamblers, burglars, money loan swindlers, high salaried clergymen, etc.
Everett Everett Barr, an ex-carnival swindler and now a shyster lawyer, formerly employed Sally Surett in his office.
There was a chance that the swindler would come to his house in his usual fashion, unprotected by Silk Marron and the thugs.
The swindler was summoning Silk Marron and the crew from some near-by hide-out.
Before we get to Rome I shall convince you that the count, as he calls himself, not only does not love you, but is a common swindler as well as a deceiver.
If any one engaged in such business, represents himself as in any way connected with our institutions, he is a swindler and should be apprehended and prosecuted as such.
In the same story of Lipa and the child there is her husband, a certain swindler, who is condemned to hard labor.
Though Mordant was a swindler, he had done no more than trick connivers like Chalmody and Mayberry, men who sought illegal wealth.
South Dade residents have only lost millions of dollars to swindlers, licensed and unlicensed, who have taken the money and left the houses in shambles.