swindler
swin·dler (swind′lər)
noun
a person who swindles; cheat
Etymology: Ger schwindler < schwindeln, to be dizzy, defraud, cheat < OHG swintilon, freq. of swintan, to disappear, wither, prob. < IE base *(s)wendh-, to disappear > OSlav uvędati, to wither
swindler
n.
Converse of object
- convict: Marshall was reportedly close to connecting Lyndon Johnson to fraudulent activities involving businessman and convicted swindler Billy Sol Estes.
Adjective modifier
After the funeral, my father struggled through half a page, and it might as well have been Hottentott. 'And what dun they gi'e thee for that, lad?' 'Fifty pounds, father.' 'Fifty pounds!' He was dumbfounded, and looked at mewith shrewd eyes,asif I were a swindler.'Fifty pounds! An'tha's niver done a day's hard work in thy life.'
Browse dictionary entries near swindler
- swindle sheet
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- swimming
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- swine
- swine flu
- swineherd
- swing
- swing bridge
- swing pass
- swing shift
- swingby
- swinge
- swingeing
