hoodwinker
One who tricks
A hoodwinker is someone who deceives or tricks others.
The word derives from hoodwink, originally meaning to blindfold someone, now meaning to fool them: The con artist was a skilled hoodwinker who preyed on the elderly.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned and often carries a playful or literary tone.
Faker claiming false expertise
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
- scammerOne who defrauds others
fraudster · cheat · trickster · faker · phony · pretender · mountebank · quack
Intentional misleading of others
- duperyCalculated misleading of another
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- flimflamDeceptive scheme or nonsense
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
scam · con · swindle · ruse · subterfuge · bamboozlement · shenanigan · jiggery-pokery
Calculated deceptive tactic
- stratagemDeceptive plan for advantage
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- feintDeceptive mock attack
artifice · machination · sleight · dodge · wile · scheme · contrivance · pretense
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- artfulnessClever, crafty skill
foxiness · shrewdness · deviousness · duplicity · scheming · slickness · sneakiness · underhandedness
charlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
scammer · fraudster · cheat · trickster · faker · phony · pretender · mountebank · quack · shyster
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- duperyCalculated misleading of another
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- flimflamDeceptive scheme or nonsense
hoax · scam · con · swindle · ruse · subterfuge · bamboozlement · shenanigan · jiggery-pokery · hocus-pocus
ploy
Calculated deceptive tactic
- stratagemDeceptive plan for advantage
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
feint · artifice · machination · sleight · dodge · wile · scheme · contrivance · pretense · masquerade
guile
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
artfulness · foxiness · shrewdness · deviousness · duplicity · scheming · slickness · sneakiness · underhandedness · trickiness
hoodwinkertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
straight shooter · honest broker · whistleblower · man of his word · straight talker