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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

confidence trickster  [ˈkɒnfɪdəns ˈtrɪkstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confidence trickster 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 CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER 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 confidence trickster in the English dictionary

The definition of confidence trickster in the dictionary is a con man or woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER


ambidexter
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstə
bankster
ˈbæŋkstə
Baxter
ˈbækstə
dexter
ˈdɛkstə
funkster
ˈfʌŋkstə
huckster
ˈhʌkstə
jokester
ˈdʒəʊkstə
linkster
ˈlɪŋkstə
oxter
ˈɒkstə
prankster
ˈpræŋkstə
slickster
ˈslɪkstə
texter
ˈtɛkstə
trickster
ˈtrɪkstə
wanksta
ˈwæŋkstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

confidant
confidante
confide
confidence
confidence game
confidence interval
confidence level
confidence man
confidence trick
confidence vote
confidency
confident
confidential
confidentiality
confidentially
confidentialness
confidently
confider
confiding
confidingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

Cheshire West and Chester
cluster
disaster
Easter
faster
foster
Lancaster
manchester
master
minister
mister
monster
polyester
poster
register
rester
semester
sister
tester
webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of confidence trickster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confidence trickster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

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

Translator English - Chinese

信心招摇撞骗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estafador
570 millions of speakers

English

confidence trickster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वास चालबाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتال الثقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мошенник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confiança trickster
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মবিশ্বাসের কাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escroc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keyakinan penipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochstapler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信頼トリックスター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신뢰 사기꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapercayan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trickster sự tự tin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நம்பிக்கை தந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासघातक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güven sanıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiducia trickster
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaufanie Oszust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шахрай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Trickster încredere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απατεώνας εμπιστοσύνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertroue bedrieër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bondfångare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tillit trickster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confidence trickster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER»

The term «confidence trickster» is used very little and occupies the 167.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confidence trickster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER»

Discover the use of confidence trickster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confidence trickster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Franz Kafka Encyclopedia
"Entlarvung eines Bauernfangers" ("Unmasking of a Confidence Trickster"). Short fictional piece, narrated from the first-person perspective, that first appeared in the collection Betrachtung (Meditation) in 1912 and was re- published toward the  ...
Richard T. Gray, 2005
2
Financial Fraud
The alleged prisoner cannot reveal his identity without serious repercussions, and is relying on the confidence trickster to raise money to secure his release. The confidence trickster offers to let the victim supply some of the money, with a ...
Jon Schiller, 2010
3
Property Crime in London, 1850-Present
The process through which a new criminal plutocracy of share-pushers, bogus company promoters, and long-firm fraudsters replaced the fading confidence trickster was complete by the end of the Second World War. Scotland Yard's creation ...
William M. Meier, 2011
4
Talk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American Subcultures
(as a verb) To steal by use of deceit. see also: confidence scheme con artist or con man: (synonyms: confidence man, confidence trickster, scam artist or scammer, bunco artist, flimflam artist or flimflam man, grifter, hustler) A person who steals ...
Luc Reid, 2006
5
Introduction to the New Existentialism
Why Phenomenology became necessary - God the Confidence Trickster Descartes proposed that philosophy should be a science. One should begin, he said, by doubting everything; one should take nothing for granted. After all, it seems ...
Colin Wilson, 1967
6
World Famous Crooks & Con Men
William Abagnale, Jr. (born April 27, 1948) is an American security consultant best known for his history as a former confidence trickster, cheque forger, skilled impostor, and escape artist. He became notorious in the 1960s for successfully ...
Vikas Khatri
7
Food in the Arts: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on ...
... that Lamb had celebrity status, it also implies that cookery as an art is for the foreigners, who are, of course, French. 'Art' here is linked to 'artificial'; the cook is a confidence-trickster rather than a fine artist, and this seems to have been the ...
Harlan Walker, 1999
8
Vilfredo Pareto’s Sociology: A Framework for Political ...
More specifically, we might consider the very similar psychologies of Machiavelli and Pareto as having focused upon the characteristics of the confidence trickster as a rather crude means to allow both thinkers to explore the difficult question of ...
Dr A J Marshall, 2012
9
Body Trade: Captivity, Cannibalism and Colonialism in the ...
The confidence trickster knows that his assumed identity is a false one; he sheds it when it is expedient; his play with a double identity is intrinsic to his persona. But even here the assumed identity sometimes becomes the dominant one, ...
Barbara Creed, Jeanette Hoorn, 2013
10
Critical Reflection In Health And Social Care
Because of the association with breaches, the term 'trickster' carries pejorative connotations, as in 'confidence trickster'. Indeed, in the myths, trickster is often deliberately deceptive, and in invoking the metaphor of 'reflexive practitioner as ...
White, Sue, Fook, Jan, Gardner, Fiona, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confidence trickster is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Smith tries to wiggle out of repaying investors he swindled
CONFIDENCE trickster, David Smith will appear before Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale on August 25 for a hearing related to monies he ... «Turks and Caicos Weekly News, Jun 15»
2
Why You Should Watch: Orphan Black
In brief, if brevity is possible here, Orphan Black is the tale of a single mother and confidence trickster, Sarah Manning (Tatiana Maslany), who ... «Krank.ie, Jun 15»
3
TV Tonight: The best things to watch on Wednesday, June 24
Also featured are Lesley and Mark Irwin, who fell foul of a confidence trickster who advertised their home as a rental property, and stole ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
4
Bride's big day under the big top
Also featured are Lesley and Mark Irwin, who fell foul of a confidence trickster who advertised their home as a rental property, and stole ... «North Yorkshire Advertiser, Jun 15»
5
Halton resident receives email from crook posing as British Army …
A Halton Council spokesman said that the confidence trickster explained that they need to award a contract for 'military detective cameras'. «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
6
MARK ORDERS COLUMN: Honours system is uneven and unfair …
... and orange, a lemon squash and a scotch and water are ignored repeatedly by Basil as he chases a confidence trickster around his hotel. «South Wales Evening Post, Jun 15»
7
Master fraud in three continents Himanshu Bhatt nabbed by …
... but his dedication to learning languages made him fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati; making him a real confidence trickster. «The American Bazaar, Jun 15»
8
Confidence trickster dupes man of jewellery | Coimbatore NYOOOZ
He then lodged a complaint with the police, who said that the confidence trickster had decamped with the ring weighing four sovereigns. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
9
Pencil Man betting fraud: John Bailey jailed for nine years for new …
Now, after being convicted of five counts of fraud, Judge Thomas Teague told him: “You were an ultimately ruthless confidence trickster. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Sheffield conwoman who escaped Crimewatch appeal is jailed
'You are a cold-blooded, evil and malevolent confidence trickster.' The court heard how Jones had fled to Australia after her picture was ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Confidence trickster [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confidence-trickster>. Apr 2024 ».
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