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con·fi·dence man

/ˈkänfəd(ə)ns man/
noun
old-fashioned term for con man.

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a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist. Dictionary Entries Near confidence man. confidence limits. confidence man.
A confidence man is a practitioner of confidence tricks. Confidence Man may also refer to: "Confidence Man" (Lost), episode of television series; Confidence ...
a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler.
A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them. [mainly US]. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's ...
Definition: A confidence man is someone who tricks and defrauds a victim by first gaining their trust and then using deception to obtain money or property.
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value taken in by a persuasive confidence man using the Internet.
Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust. Wiktionary.
confidence man ; part of speech: · noun ; definition: a swindler who operates a confidence game; con man. similar words: · bilk, fraud ; related words: · bandit, ...