SWINDLER

swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter

(noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

swindler (plural swindlers)

A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:deceiver

Proper noun

Swindler (plural Swindlers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swindler is the 16868^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1690 individuals. Swindler is most common among White (80.89%) and Black/African American (13.67%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

Swin"dler, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat.

Syn.

– Sharper; rogue.

– 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. Fraud and injustice soon follow, and the dignity of the British merchant is sunk in the scandalous appellation of a swindler. V. Knox. Perhaps you 'll think I act the same As a sly sharper plays his game. Cotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition