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swindler

noun

Definition of swindler

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value the swindlers, representing themselves as land developers, produced a glossy brochure showing beaches, palm trees, and golf links

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Recent Examples of swindler The former swindler’s crimes were revisited in the 2026 Paramount+ docuseries The Real Wolf of Wall Street. — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026 The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 But the fake ads include the swindler’s contact information instead of the real landlord’s. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Suspicion falls on her boyfriend, Tom, a notorious con artist and Tinder-swindler. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026 Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them. — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 But he's been a swindler his entire life. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025

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Nvidia brings a lot of gaming clout to the table, and game companies are already signing up to offer native anti-cheat and in-game support on Arm as a result.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Democrats passed significant funding for the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats, which was repealed by Republicans.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheat

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The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

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Six sharks received cortisol implants dissolved in coconut oil, while six others received coconut oil alone.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Grace is in full-on shark mode, taking Kate with her to the greenhouse to fetch some basil for the negronis Todd is whipping up (basil is not actually a garnish for a negroni, but nobody is going to say that to Grace).

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

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