as in cheats
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
the swindlers, representing themselves as land developers, produced a glossy brochure showing beaches, palm trees, and golf links
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Recent Examples of swindlers
Meanwhile, posing as the original customer, the swindlers cancelled the order to get a refund.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swindlers
sharks
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Raja Ampat Technicolor coral reefs teem with reef sharks, turtles, and iridescent fish in the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua.—
Desiree Norman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even more alarming is the age and size of the sharks being caught.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Swindlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swindlers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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