conman

conman — noun

1. a man who earns money or property by gaining people's trust through clever lies

1.名詞B2
釋義

a man who earns money or property by gaining people's trust through clever lies and false promises, then taking what they give him.

例句

Piotr's grandmother lost her savings to a conman who phoned pretending to be from her bank.

phone scam scenario

The police finally caught the conman who had been selling fake concert tickets in Camden.

the conman who + relative clause

同義詞
  • con artist

    gender-neutral; very common in news and everyday speech

  • fraudster

    more formal; common in legal and news writing

  • swindler

    slightly old-fashioned; emphasises taking money by deception

  • scammer

    modern, often used for online or phone fraud

反義詞
  • victim

    the person tricked by a conman, not a counterpart trickster

文法句型

a conman

the conman who ...

be a conman

用法筆記

Implies a male offender; for a woman doing the same thing, English speakers usually say 'con artist' or 'fraudster'. The word focuses on the social trick — gaining trust first — rather than physical theft.

常見錯誤

❌She is a great conman.
✅She is a great con artist.
💡'conman' specifies a male; use 'con artist' or 'fraudster' for a woman or when the gender is unknown.
❌The conman robbed her with a knife.
✅The robber threatened her with a knife.
💡'conman' implies trickery, not violent theft; use 'robber' or 'mugger' for armed crime.