flimflammer
Smooth-talking deceiver
A flimflammer is a swindler or con artist—someone who deceives others through trickery, fast talk, or elaborate schemes.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned, theatrical quality: That flimflammer sold me a worthless watch.
It suggests someone charming enough to pull off petty fraud rather than a hardened criminal.
Fraud who deceives for profit
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- scammerOne who defrauds others
charlatan · impostor · hustler · cheat · deceiver · trickster · hoaxer · mountebank
Dishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
racket · grift · ruse · ploy · gambit · stratagem · confidence game · shell game
Intentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- duperyCalculated misleading of another
manipulation · guile · deceit · artifice · sleight · misdirection · bamboozlement · hoodwinking
Sly, scheming cleverness
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- schemingCrafty and calculating
slick · slippery · unscrupulous · dishonest · duplicitous · devious · smooth · glib
conman
Fraud who deceives for profit
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
scammer · charlatan · impostor · hustler · cheat · deceiver · trickster · hoaxer · mountebank · huckster
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
fraud · racket · grift · ruse · ploy · gambit · stratagem · confidence game · shell game · ponzi scheme
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
dupery · manipulation · guile · deceit · artifice · sleight · misdirection · bamboozlement · hoodwinking · fast talk
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
scheming · slick · slippery · unscrupulous · dishonest · duplicitous · devious · smooth · glib · persuasive
- swindlerscon artist, swindler, fraudster, scammer, grifter
flimflammerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · honest broker · straight arrow · man of honor · man of his word