swindler

noun/ˈswɪndlə/CEFR C1

প্রতারক, ঠক

Meaning

Someone who cheats people out of money by deceiving them.

Example sentences

The swindler took deposits and vanished.প্রতারকটি জামানত নিয়ে উধাও হয়ে যায়।
Villagers recognised the swindler.গ্রামবাসীরা ঠকটিকে চিনে ফেলেছিল।

Common phrases with “swindler”

a notorious swindlerকুখ্যাত প্রতারক
expose a swindlerপ্রতারককে ধরিয়ে দেওয়া
fall for a swindlerপ্রতারকের ফাঁদে পড়া

A common mistake

The pickpocket was a clever swindler.→The pickpocket was a clever thief.

A swindler persuades you to hand the money over — the crime is the lie, not the taking. Someone who takes without asking is a thief or a pickpocket.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: con-artist, fraudster

Similar words, and what each means

con-artist
প্রতারক, ঠগ
A person who cheats others by gaining their trust first.
fraudster
প্রতারক
A person who cheats others to get money.

Other English words for “প্রতারক, ঠক”

con-artist
A person who cheats others by gaining their trust first.
impostor
A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive people.
cheat
To act dishonestly to gain something, or a person who does it.
fraudster
A person who cheats others to get money.

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প্রতারক, ঠক — swindler (noun) — প্রতারক, ঠক. Someone who cheats people out of money by deceiving them.
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con-artist — con-artist — প্রতারক, ঠগ. A person who cheats others by gaining their trust first.

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