swindler

[ swind-ler ]

/ ˈswɪnd lər /

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noun

a person who cheats or defrauds others:The swindler Charles Ponzi became infamous for the money scheme that was later named after him.

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Origin of swindler

First recorded in 1765–75; from German Schwindler “irresponsible person, promoter of wildcat schemes, cheat,” derivative of schwindeln “to be dizzy (hence be dizzy-minded, be irresponsible), defraud,” equivalent to schwind- (cognate with Old English swindan “to languish”) + -(e)l- + -er; cf. -le, -er¹

Words nearby swindler

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How to use swindler in a sentence

Accusations flew that she was ripping off investors, and Carlson revealed she was a convicted swindler who’d changed her gender.
Politics Report: BIA’s Big Decision|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|March 6, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The Cleveland Browns waited 18 years just to have fate swindle them.
The Cleveland Browns were an NFL feel-good story. Then the coronavirus got jealous.|Jerry Brewer|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
The most ridiculous character in Pay Any Price may be Dennis Montgomery, who is described as an inveterate gambler and swindler.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This kind of combat reached its apotheosis when the guest was an insurance swindler called Emile Savundra.
‘A Fiery Tribune’|Clive Irving|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

From the start, we see him as he is: a despot and a swindler, a Dallas blue-blood with FBI ties, fleeing a violent past.
This Week’s Hot Reads, July 15, 2013|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis, Damaris Colhoun|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Top Producerby Norb Vonnegut A financial thriller about a Bernie Madoff-like swindler.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|September 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I will turn and face you,” the 71-year swindler in a Savile Row-tailored charcoal-gray suit said flatly: “I am sorry.
The Madoff Message|Allan Dodds Frank|June 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Does the old swindler think to persuade me that C. F. Garman is in want of cash?
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Figgered a swindler wouldn't never suspect nobody of swindlin' him with one of his own tricks.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
The man who brought these calamities on his country was not a mere visionary or a mere swindler.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Algernon Deuceace, you don't want a father to tell you that you are a swindler and a spendthrift!
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
Evidently the swindler had dropped from the roof to the upper landing of the fire escape.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)