swindler
pronunciation
How to pronounce swindler in British English:
UK ['swɪndlə(r)]
How to pronounce swindler in American English:
US [ ˈswɪndlɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Word Origin
- swindler (n.)
- 1774, from German Schwindler "giddy person, extravagant speculator, cheat," from schwindeln "to be giddy, act extravagantly, swindle," from Old High German swintilon "be giddy," frequentative form of swintan "to languish, disappear;" cognate with Old English swindan, and probably with swima "dizziness." Said to have been introduced in London by German Jews c. 1762.
Example
- 1. Chorizo is also slang for a swindler or cheat .
- 2. The swindler beguiled her out of all her savings .
- 3. That swindler uses several aliases .
- 4. If birgitta is the patron saint of europe , kreuger was the patron saint of sinners ; he was arguably the most brilliant and ambitious swindler who ever lived .
- 5. It may hurt the local swindler peddling " luxury swiss apartments " and " royal french wine " -- indeed , suppressing false advertising is likely the government 's core aim -- but the regulation is irrelevant for major luxury goods companies .