Etymology

swindler

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Today it means: A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds. Full definition →

German Schwindler
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromSchwindler
  2. English todayswindler

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

Words from the same roots

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swindle

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