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In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.
Frank Abagnale

Meaning of "con man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CON MAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CON MAN

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Con man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CON MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Confidence trick

A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, in the classical sense of trust. A confidence artist is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed.

Definition of con man in the English dictionary

The definition of con man in the dictionary is a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick More formal term: confidence man.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CON MAN

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con amore
con artist
con brio
con dolore
con espressione
con fuoco
con game
con moto
con rod
con sordino
con spirito
con trick
Con-Dem
Con.
conacre
conacreism
Conakry
Conan Doyle
conarial

WORDS THAT END LIKE CON MAN

action man
as one man
be one´s own man
best man
Cro-Magnon man
dustbin man
family man
iron man
main man
make-up man
modern man
muffin man
old man
organization man
Piltdown man
repossession man
Rhodesian man
sanitation man
to a man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of con man in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «con man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CON MAN

Find out the translation of con man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of con man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «con man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骗子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estafador
570 millions of speakers

English

con man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉन मैन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخدع الرجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жулик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vigarista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কনস ম্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escroc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Con man
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betrüger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詐欺師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사기꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Con man
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான் மேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चोर माणूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolandırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

truffatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шахрай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

escroc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απατεώνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

con man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedragare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

con mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of con man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CON MAN»

The term «con man» is regularly used and occupies the 80.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CON MAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about con man

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QUOTES WITH «CON MAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word con man.
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Frank Abagnale
In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CON MAN»

Discover the use of con man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to con man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Cheat at Everything: An Ex-professional Con Man ...
Lowell, a former con man, reveals the secrets of cheating, scams, and hustles in this roller-coaster ride through bar bets, carnivals, Internet fraud, big and small cons, card and dice games, and more.
Simon Lovell, 2006
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History ...
The true story of one of the twentieth century's most audacious art frauds Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction.
Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo, 2009
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419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man
This book provides all you need to know about the scam, to save you, your family and friends from becoming victims.
Charles Tive, 2006
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The Modern Con Man: How to Get Something for Nothing
Filled with humorous facts and tables, a glossary of con terms, illustrations, the history of the con, and easy-to-follow swindles, this is the perfect gift for the hidden flim-flam artist in your life.
Todd Robbins, 2008
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Con Man: A Master Swindler's Own Story
The personal story of Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, originally published in 1948, recounts his dealings as a confidence man who tricked the public out of more than eight million dollars through bogus oil deals, fixed races, phony investment ...
Joseph R. Weil, William T. Brannon, Saul Bellow, 2004
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The Con Man
When a young woman’s body is fished out of the 87th Precinct’s river, a street-wise detective is on the clock to find the con man who killed her before he strikes again.“McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet… ...
Ed McBain, 2012
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Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War
Curveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong?
Bob Drogin, 2007
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Telling It All: My Life As a Con Man
Con artist Dave Alabama Fats Gray looks back on a career of more than 50 years as a con man, revealing that no ones money is safe.
Steven Levi, 2007
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Con Man
Undercover to check out a prospective grant recipient, Kurt Jones meets expert rider Micki Bradford, a woman with secrets to hide. Original.
Maris Soule, 1993
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Hollywood Con Man
It is not until she realizes all that her husband killed within her that Anne stands up for herself. This is one woman's story not only of escape, but also of freedom and it's implications in her life
Lois A. Wiseman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CON MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term con man is used in the context of the following news items.
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Your Complete Guide To Everything You Must See At Comic-Con …
Con Man: The Fan Revolt 13 Years in the Making - 3:45pm, Hall H - Alan Tudyk's crowdfunded web series starring him, Nathan Fillion and a ... «io9, Jul 15»
2
Stratford Youth Summer Theatre presents 'The Music Man'
The Music Man is the story of traveling con man Harold Hill who convinces the people of River City, Iowa to start a boy's marching band in an ... «Stratford Star, Jul 15»
3
Twisted Comedy THE LADYKILLERS Kicks Off The Court's 2015-16 …
... Philip Aldridge as Professor Marcus; Geoffrey Heath as the Major, a confidence-lacking con man; John Bach as big and dumb One Round, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Convicted Actor Steve Comisar asks Celebrity A-List Felons for a …
The media and Wikipedia have branded him a con man. Some of Hollywood's major players have served time and can relate to his situation. «Send2Press Newswire, Jul 15»
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KDP launches social media ads targeting Bevin as 'pathological liar'
... at a cockfighting rally, Republicans were absolutely right when they labeled him an 'East Coast Con Man' and a 'Pathological liar.' And until ... «cn|2, Jul 15»
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Con pleads guilty to duping grandparents into giving him 'bail …
A cutthroat con man pleaded guilty Monday to duping grandparents into giving him “bail money” for their grandchildren who they thought were ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Lawyer in jail-phone case gets probation after plea
... less than a year has pleaded no contest to conspiring to smuggle a cellphone into the Seminole County jail to a client, a convicted con man. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Pair's kind gift to Thornton con victim
The con man targeted the good Samaritan, saying his car had broken down and asked to use her phone. When the 90-year-old let him into her ... «Fleetwood Today, Jun 15»
9
Con Man Among Us
Another early 19th-century con man sold New York monuments to tourists, including the Brooklyn Bridge. Others were counterfeiters, card ... «SCVNEWS.com, Jun 15»
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Team 10: Man accused in credit card scam caught
Brodsly has one message for the con man. "What's wrong with you? There's people that work really, really hard for a living," Brodsly said. «10News, Jun 15»

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