flimflammer
- noun
- /ˈflɪmˌflæmər/
- Archaic
:
timador
- "To say nothing of the Aaron Burrs, P.T. Barnums, Andy Warhols—the con men and flimflammers."
Examples
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You're not just flimflamming an old flimflammer, are you?
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A flimflammer!
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The flimflammer promised to double my money if I invested with him, but I knew it was a scam.
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She realized too late that the man she trusted was a flimflammer who had swindled her.
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Avoid any flimflammer who approaches you with deals that seem too good to be true.
Synonyms
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
112
2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
65
3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
55
2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
51
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
50
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
47
4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
41
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
38
8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
15
5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
13
5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
13
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
12
8.6
A person who sells cheap goods in a pushy or dishonest way
7
7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
4
6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
2
8.4
A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money
1
7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
1
7.2
A person who tricks people online to get their personal or bank details
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
1
8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others
A person who charges too much for goods or services
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person who pretends to have skills or money to impress others
A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money
A person who tricks people into giving their money
How Deceptive
15
5.4
- NSFW
20
4.0
40
4.8
- Archaic
13
5.5
20
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flimflammer comes from the older word flimflam, a playful term for 'trick' or 'nonsense', plus -er meaning 'a person who does it'. So a flimflammer is someone who uses tricks to cheat or scam other people.