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Definition of Confidence man
1. Noun. A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim.
Generic synonyms: Chiseler, Chiseller, Defrauder, Gouger, Grifter, Scammer, Swindler
Definition of Confidence man
1. Noun. Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confidence Man
Literary usage of Confidence man
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Is the Devil a Myth? by Charles Franklin Wimberly (1913)
"XIX THE confidence man " In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of
them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, ..."
2. Orations, Addresses and Speeches of Chauncey M. Depew by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910)
"At Albany he spoke sneer- ingly of confidence as the "confidence man," ...
The gold "confidence man" who has been governing this country since the war has ..."
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