swindler

/ˈswɪndlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪndəlɚ] /ˈswɪndlər/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪndəlɚ] /-d(ᵊ)lə(r) How to pronounce swindler (audio)/ (ame, mw)

swindler — noun

  • swindlersingular
  • swindlersplural

1. a person who uses lies, tricks, or false promises to take money or property from

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who uses lies, tricks, or false promises to take money or property from other people

例句

Adaeze later learned the smooth caller was a swindler using fake charity forms.

swindler + fake charity story

Police warned shoppers about a swindler selling worthless watches from a van.

swindler + sell worthless goods

同義詞
  • scammer

    the most common modern everyday word, especially for online or phone fraud

  • con artist

    emphasizes winning trust through a smoother, longer trick

  • fraudster

    more common in legal or financial reporting and can cover broader deception

  • cheat

    broader and less specific; can describe smaller acts of dishonesty too

文法句型

a swindler posing as a banker

fall for a swindler

report a swindler to the police

用法筆記

Often used in news reports or warnings about money fraud. It usually suggests a planned scheme to take money or property, not a small act of cheating in school, sport, or a game.

常見錯誤

❌Ken was a swindler because he copied my homework.
✅Ken was a cheat because he copied my homework.
💡'swindler' is mainly used for cheating people out of money or property, not ordinary school cheating.
❌The app was a swindler that stole card numbers.
✅The app was a scam.
💡use 'swindler' for the person or group behind the trick, not for the trick or device itself.