cozener

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UK/ˈkʌzənə/UK/ˈkʌznə/

noun

An imposter, a swindler.

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Meanings

nouncozener (plural cozeners)

plural cozeners · alternative cosener · alternative cosiner · alternative cousoner · alternative coosener · alternative cossoner · alternative cousener · alternative cousenor · alternative cos’ner · alternative couzener · alternative coz’ner · alternative cozoner

  1. An imposter, a swindler.

    The usurer hangs the cozener.

    1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear
    1 more example

    Yet the difference between players and cozeners was not always secure.

    1993, Richard Burt, Licensed by authority: Ben Jonson and the discourses of censorship

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fraudsterspivtrapan

Origin

From cozen (“cheat, defraud”) + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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