inveigler
One who wheedles
An inveigler is someone who persuades through flattery, deception, or artful manipulation.
The word carries connotations of seduction or entrapment—the inveigler coaxes you into something against your better judgment: The inveigler convinced her to invest her savings in his scheme.
Related to the verb inveigle.
One who wheedles
- wheedlerOne who persuades through flattery
- coaxerOne who gently persuades
- tempterOne who lures astray
- seducerOne who lures romantically
enticer · persuader · inducer · blandishment · sweet talk · soft soap · arm-twisting · wooing
Charmingly deceptive
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
winning · disarming · ingratiating · smooth · suave · silver-tongued · honey-tongued · flattering
Professional fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
impostor · grifter · scammer · mountebank · hoaxer · confidence man · hustler · flimflammer
Pressured compliance through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- puppeteerPerformer controlling jointed figures
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
- operatorOne who works machinery
string-puller · machinator · intriguer · plotter · conniver · wheeler-dealer · Svengali · Machiavellian
cajoler
One who wheedles
seducer · enticer · persuader · inducer · blandishment · sweet talk · soft soap · arm-twisting · wooing · courting
beguiling
Charmingly deceptive
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- alluringPowerfully appealing
charismatic · winning · disarming · ingratiating · smooth · suave · silver-tongued · honey-tongued · flattering · charmer
con artist
Professional fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
charlatan · impostor · grifter · scammer · mountebank · hoaxer · confidence man · hustler · flimflammer · bamboozler
coercion
Pressured compliance through threats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- puppeteerPerformer controlling jointed figures
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
operator · string-puller · machinator · intriguer · plotter · conniver · wheeler-dealer · Svengali · Machiavellian · calculating
wily
Skilled at deception
artful · devious · guileful · foxy · slick · subtle · astute · canny · serpentine · vulpine
inveiglerhonest broker
Impartial third-party negotiator
straight shooter · truth-teller · straight talker · whistleblower