con man
Americannoun
noun
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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
In Hays: “Paper Moon,” a film about a Depression-era con man played by Ryan O’Neal and his little girl, was shot in black and white throughout Ellis County.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
This is precisely what a con man would say to a mark.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Puech, the 82-year-old fifth-generation heir to one of Europe’s most iconic and profitable businesses, testified that Freymond “turned out to be a con man, even a gangster.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
But maybe, I thought, she won’t wind up swindled by a con man someday because of having known me.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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