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swindler

[swind-ler] / ˈswɪnd lər /


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Federal prosecutors called him a pathological liar and swindler who falsely portrayed himself as a successful businessman and real-estate mogul with stints at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

His father used the derisive German term “der Gauner,” which means crook or swindler.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

If a news site falsely calls you a swindler, you can sue the publisher for libel.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Baldy, as she was often referred to — and she was a swindler.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022

And if you held any sympathetic feelings for this greedy, sweaty-jowled, incompetent swindler, then abandon them here.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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