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Webster 1913 Edition
Swindler
Swin′dler
,Noun.
[G.
schwindler
, fr. schwindlen
to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel
dizziness, fr. schwinden
to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. See Swim
to be dizzy.] One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat.
Syn. – Sharper; rogue.
– Swindler
, Sharper
. These words agree in describing persons who take unfair advantages. A swindler is one who obtains money or goods under false pretenses. A sharper is one who cheats by sharp practice, as in playing at cards or staking what he can not pay. Fraud and injustice soon follow, and the dignity of the British merchant is sunk in the scandalous appellation of a
swindler
. V. Knox.
Perhaps you ’ll think I act the same
As a sly
As a sly
sharper
plays his game. Cotton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Swindler
SWIN'DLER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
swindler
swindler
English
Noun
swindler (plural swindlers)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:deceiver
Translations
person who swindles, cheats or defrauds
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