con man
con man — noun
1. someone who makes you believe something that is not true, so that you give them
someone who makes you believe something that is not true, so that you give them money or something valuable
The con man told elderly residents that their roofs needed expensive repairs.
con man + told + that-clause for reporting the lie
Nadia lost her life savings to a charming con man she met online.
common pattern: lose [possessions] to a con man
Police arrested the con man after he tricked three families into buying fake insurance policies.
The con man pretended to be a charity collector and disappeared with the donations.
Omar realised too late that the friendly investor he trusted was actually a con man.
- con artist
gender-neutral and slightly more common in formal writing
- swindler
more formal; focuses on the act of cheating someone out of money
- fraudster
British English; used in legal and financial contexts
- trickster
broader meaning; can refer to someone who deceives for amusement rather than money
文法句型
con man + verb (tricks / cheats / swindles)
con man + who + clause
用法筆記
More informal than swindler or fraudster. The female equivalent is con woman, but con artist is preferred as a gender-neutral alternative.