con artist
n 1: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn:
{confidence man}, {con man}, {con artist}]
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "con artist": bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, con man, confidence man, crimp, horse coper, horse trader, jackleg, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, mortgage shark, pettifogger, pitchman, shark, sharp, sharper, sharpie, shortchanger, shyster, slicker, spieler