con-artist

A form of con artist — A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

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Meanings

nouncon-artist (plural con-artists)

plural con-artists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of con artist.
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APA

con-artist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-artist

MLA

“con-artist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-artist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “con-artist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-artist.

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