con artist
noun
variants
or con man
or US confidence man
: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money
The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.
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From the same streaming platform that brought the story of con artist Anna Delvey to the small screen, the series is based on the true story of Australian scammer Belle Gibson and further scrutinizes the alternative medicine and wellness industry.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Janelle Monáe will star as a calculated con artist in an upcoming Universal Pictures film, Variety reports.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In 2010, Hooks guest starred in two memorable episodes of NBC’s 30 Rock as the con artist mother of Jane Krakowski’s Jenna Maroney.
—John Russell, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
What looks like an identity crisis is actually Chiara’s pursuit of her spiritual foundation — the search that con artist TV shows like Henry Louis Gates’s Finding Your Roots has perverted into political correctness — social-justice equity for the rich and famous.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Janelle Monáe will star as a calculated con artist in an upcoming Universal Pictures film, Variety reports.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
In 2010, Hooks guest starred in two memorable episodes of NBC’s 30 Rock as the con artist mother of Jane Krakowski’s Jenna Maroney.
—John Russell, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
What looks like an identity crisis is actually Chiara’s pursuit of her spiritual foundation — the search that con artist TV shows like Henry Louis Gates’s Finding Your Roots has perverted into political correctness — social-justice equity for the rich and famous.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Con artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20artist. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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