All connivers synonyms
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C c noun connivers
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- trickster — a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
- impostor — a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- rascal — a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- con artist — A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
- crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- rogue — a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- quack — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- decoy — If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- sharper — something sharp.
- shyster — a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
- deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- chiseler — a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- defraud — If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- pretender — a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
- shark — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- scammer — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- double-deal — to practice double-dealing.
- dodger — a person who dodges.
- masquerader — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- imposter — a tax; tribute; duty.
- cheater — A cheater is someone who cheats.
- victimizer — to make a victim of.
- rook — one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- conniver — to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
- con man — A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- confidence man — A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.