confidence trickster

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confidence trickster

noun confidence tricksters

Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust, a conman or con artist.
Similar: bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger, cony-catcher, crammer, deceiver, deceptor, fabricator, fabulist

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@misc{confidence_trickster_2026,
  title = {confidence trickster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confidence%20trickster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}