WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con′fidence man′, 
  1. a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game;
    swindler.
  • 1840–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
confidence man, confidence trickster
  1. another name for con man
'confidence man' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
con man - highbinder - humbug - ram - sleek - suck - urger

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