conwoman

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noun

A female con artist.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounconwoman (plural conwomen)

plural conwomen · alternative con woman

  1. A female con artist.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
  5. Old Englishcunnan
  6. Middle Englishconnen
  7. Englishcon
  8. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  10. Old Englishwīf
  11. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  12. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  13. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  14. Old Englishmann
  15. Old Englishwīfmann
  16. Middle Englishwoman
  17. Englishconwoman

From con + -woman.

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APA

conwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conwoman

MLA

“conwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conwoman.

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