confidence man

The definition of a confidence man is someone who gets a victim to trust them before taking their money or property.

(noun)

An example of a confidence man is a con artist who acts like they're in love to steal someone's money.

See confidence man in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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a swindler who tries to gain the confidence of the victim in order to defraud

See confidence man in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A man who swindles his victims by using a confidence game.

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