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Definition of "con artist" []

  • A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator. (noun)

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  • "It was a job more suited to a kitty-lifter than a lowly con artist like herself, and she was beginning to sweat by the time she reached her target door."
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  • "At the time she was defending herself against a larger public relations problem: her affiliation with a con artist named Jay Barham who claimed he could channel the dead."