Con artist
Con artist noun - A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim.
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Hook and con artist are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hook" instead a noun phrase "Con artist".
Hook
Hook noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Con artist and hook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con artist" instead a noun "Hook".
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When the victim ultimately realizes he was scammed, he angrily tracks down the con artist and ends up accidentally killing him by driving a door hook into the con artist's eye.
Source: 419 Scam
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Hook and Con artist. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/con_artist/hook
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