Bastard
Bastard noun - An illegitimate child.
Con artist and bastard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Con artist" instead a noun "Bastard".
Con artist
Con artist noun - A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim.
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Bastard and con artist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bastard" instead a noun phrase "Con artist".
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Smug Snake: In contrast to the book's polished Magnificent Bastard, the Reacher Gilt of the adaptation is pale, greasy and charisma-free (as well as losing his "con artist with vision" angle for a straight Corrupt Corporate Executive role).
Source: Discworld / Going Postal - Then in comes Oscar Diggs, a third-rate con artist and Magnificent Bastard, who lands in Oz by accident and uses a combination of mistaken identity, carnival tricks, stage magic, and Steampunk technology to trick the four Witches into thinking he's more powerful than they are!
Source: Enforced Cold War
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