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Swindler — Swin dler, n. [G. schwindler, fr. schwindlen to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel dizziness, fr. schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. See {Swim} to be dizzy.] One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swindler — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Daris Ray Swindler (1925–2007), US amerikanischer Anthropologe Mary Hamilton Swindler (1884–1964), US amerikanische Klassische Archäologin William Finley Swindler (1913–?), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
swindler — [swind′lər] n. 〚Ger schwindler < schwindeln, to be dizzy, defraud, cheat < OHG swintilon, freq. of swintan, to disappear, wither, prob. < IE base * (s)wendh , to disappear > OSlav uvędati, to wither〛 a person who swindles; cheat * * * See swindle … Universalium
swindler — index criminal, delinquent, embezzler, outlaw, thief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
swindler — 1774, from Ger. Schwindler giddy person, extravagant speculator, cheat, from schwindeln to be giddy, act extravagantly, swindle, from O.H.G. swintilon be giddy, frequentative form of swintan to languish, disappear; cognate with O.E. swindan, and… … Etymology dictionary
swindler — [n] person who cheats another absconder, charlatan, cheat, cheater, chiseler, clip, con artist, confidence artist, counterfeiter, crook, deceiver, defrauder, dodger, doubledealer, falsifier, forger, four flusher*, fraud, gouger, grifter, impostor … New thesaurus
swindler — [swind′lər] n. [Ger schwindler < schwindeln, to be dizzy, defraud, cheat < OHG swintilon, freq. of swintan, to disappear, wither, prob. < IE base * (s)wendh , to disappear > OSlav uvędati, to wither] a person who swindles; cheat … English World dictionary
swindler — swindle swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something … Financial and business terms
swindler — noun the guy collecting for the hospital fund was a swindler Syn: fraudster, fraud, confidence man, confidence trickster, trickster, cheat, rogue, mountebank, charlatan, impostor, hoaxer; informal con man, con artist, scam artist, shyster, gonif … Thesaurus of popular words
swindler — swindle ► VERB ▪ use deception to obtain (money) or deprive (someone) of money or possessions. ► NOUN ▪ a fraudulent scheme or action. DERIVATIVES swindler noun. ORIGIN German schwindeln be giddy , also «tell lies» … English terms dictionary
Swindler (disambiguation) — A swindler is generally a charlatan, a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by pretense.Swindler may also refer to:* Daris Swindler (born 1925), American anthropologist * John Edward… … Wikipedia
