flimflammer

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noun

A swindler; a con artist.

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Meanings

nounflimflammer (plural flimflammers)

plural flimflammers

  1. A swindler; a con artist.

    And “The Real McCoy” turned the story of the famous boxer Kid McCoy into the tall yet intimate tale of a flimflammer who slugged and conned his way to notoriety at the turn of the 20th century.

    2008 June 29, Louisa Thomas, “Violent Love”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
con artistgriftermountebanksnake oil salesmansneak

Origin

From flimflam + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

flimflammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flimflammer

MLA

“flimflammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flimflammer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flimflammer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flimflammer.

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