con artist

noun

, Informal.

1. a person adept at lying, cajolery, or glib self-serving talk.
2. a person adept at swindling by means of confidence games; swindler.

Example Sentences

The two cross paths with a local tour guide/con artist, Rydal (Oscar Isaac), who takes a liking to them—in particular Colette.

From The Daily Beast

Such was the case with [Frank] Abagnale [the notorious con artist who was the subject of the film Catch Me If You Can].

From The Daily Beast

Fabulous lunatic Madame Blavatsky was a con artist, a mystic, and the founder of the Theosophist Society.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• con man
• crook
• hustler
• swindler