Con man
Con man noun - A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim.
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Sharp
Sharp noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
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W.C. Fields would either play a henpecked husband or a Con Man (usually a Card Sharp) in his movies.
Source: Henpecked Husband - Some "hexes", like trinkets, even go so far as to allow a huckster to summon small objects literally from thin air into his hands, furthering the use of one as a Card Sharp con man.
Source: Card Sharp
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