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Added 9 October 2026

swindler

/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: fraudātor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swindler at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.

Origin

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

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