Con
Con noun - A person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence.
Scam artist and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scam artist" instead a noun "Con".
Nearby Word: cony
Scam artist
Con and scam artist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a noun phrase "Scam artist".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Con Man (also known as a grifter, matchstick man, scam artist or con artist) attempts to gain the confidence of naive people and part them from their money, or at least play them for a fool long enough to get what they want—that is, to pull off The Con.
Source: Con Man - Shinon and Gatrie's support conversations in Path of Radiance involve Gatrie seemingly meeting the girl of his dreams, only for it to be revealed that she's actually a scam artist trying to con him out of all his money.
Source: Fanon / Video Games -
Con Man: Jack reveals himself to be a time-traveling scam artist.
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