con--man
con·fi·dence man
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kon-fi-duh ns man]
- /ˈkɒn fɪ dəns ˌmæn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kon-fi-duh ns man]
- /ˈkɒn fɪ dəns ˌmæn/
Definition of con--man word
- noun con--man a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler. 1
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Origin of con--man
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Con--man
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
con--man popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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