swindler

IPA/ˈswɪndlə(r)/
KK[swˈɪndəlɚ]IPA/ˈswɪndlər/

swindler — 名詞

  • swindlersingular
  • swindlersplural

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

詐騙犯

靠假話騙走錢財的人

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.

Adaeze 後來才知道，那個語氣圓滑的來電者是拿假慈善表格行騙的詐騙犯。

swindler + fake charity story

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

警方警告購物民眾，小心一名在廂型車旁兜售不值錢手錶的詐騙犯。

swindler + sell worthless goods

常見搭配
  • suspected swindler
  • convicted swindler
  • online swindler
  • swindler posing as a banker
  • professional swindler
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • suspected swindler
  • convicted swindler
  • swindler ring

常用片語

  • catch a swindler
  • report a swindler
  • fall for a swindler