A swindler is generally a
charlatan
A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception. Synonyms for ''charlatan'' include '' ...
, a person practicing quackery, fraud, or similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, property, or advantage by pretense.
People
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Swindler (surname) Swindler is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Daris Swindler (1925–2007), American anthropologist
* John Edward Swindler (1944–1990), American murderer
*Mary Hamilton Swindler
Mary Hamilton Swindler (January 2, 1884 &ndash ...
, list of people with this name
Media
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The Swindler (novel) (Spanish: El Buscón), 1604
*''The Swindler'', novel by
Ethel M. Dell
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The Swindler (film)
''The Swindler'' is a 1919 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Cecil Humphreys, Marjorie Hume and Neville Percy. It was based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell.
Cast
* Cecil Humphreys - Nat Verney
* Mar ...
'', 1919 British silent drama film based on the story by Ethel M. Dell
*''The Swinder'', Swedish documentary by
Jon Ekstrand
*''The Swindlers'', re-release title for the 1946 film ''
White Tie and Tails
''White Tie and Tails'' is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Dan Duryea, Ella Raines, William Bendix, and Frank Jenks. The film tagline is "Clothes Don't Make the Man ... a Gentleman!" The film is base ...
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''The Swindlers'' (1963 film), 1963 Italian comedy film
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''The Swindlers'' (2017 film), Korean action film
*Swindler, a fictional character, and toy in the
Micromasters
''Transformers: Micromasters'' was a four-issue comic book limited series released in 2004 which takes place in between the '' War Within'' and the '' Generation 1'' series. The main focus of the series is the Micromasters subline of Transformers ...
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See also
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Swindle (disambiguation)
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