Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun con_artist
1 sense of con artist
Sense 1
confidence man, con man, con artist -- (a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim)
=> swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter -- (a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)