confidence 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

nounconfidence artist (plural confidence artists)

plural confidence artists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of con artist.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Cite this entry
APA

confidence artist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20artist

MLA

“confidence artist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20artist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confidence artist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidence%20artist.

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