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Synonyms for grifter

  • noun

Most common

angler swindler gouger defrauder con-man chiseler US

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Swindler

swindler, angler, gouger, defrauder, scammer slang

2. Chiseler — A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan

con-man, chiseler US, chiseller UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.

  2. n. 2

    A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.

Forms

Plural
grifters → swindlers, anglers, gougers, defrauders…

Example sentences

  • angler The angler caught a carp weighing ten kilos.
  • swindler She went so far as to say that he was a swindler.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
griftersteady
anglersteady
swindlersteady
gougerfalling
defraudersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
angler2, gouger2
7 letters
scammer2
8 letters
swindler3, chiseler
9 letters
defrauder, chiseller

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angler2 = 2 syllables).