magsman

9.9

A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money

noun

Archaic

: estafador

Despite his flashy clothes, everyone knew he was just a clever magsman looking to scam them.

Examples

His first words to me when he stepped out of the car were, "I don't believe you, you shameless Machiavellian magsman!"

Fiction book (1999)
The charming magsman convinced her to give him her savings by promising a quick return on investment.
He was known as a magsman because he could talk anyone into believing his wild tales.

Synonyms

crook

vsmagsman

Offensive

153 3.9

A dishonest person who cheats or steals

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

cheater

vsmagsman

Offensive

112 2.6

A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

con man

vsmagsman

47 4.7

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

con artist

vsmagsman

40 4.8

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

charlatan

vsmagsman

Offensive

38 8.6

A person who says they have special skills to trick people

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

scammer

vsmagsman

NSFW

20 4.0

A person who tricks others to take their money or things

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

trickster

vsmagsman

20 6.0

A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

grifter

vsmagsman

Slang

16 9.1

A person who tricks others to get their money or things

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

swindler

vsmagsman

15 5.4

A person who tricks people to take their money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

shyster

vsmagsman

Offensive

14 9.9

A person, often a lawyer or politician, who acts dishonestly to get what they want

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

deceiver

vsmagsman

13 5.5

A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

duper

vsmagsman

Offensive

13 7.9

A person who tricks others to take their money or things

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

bluffer

vsmagsman

4 7.0

A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

hoaxer

vsmagsman

4 6.7

A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

carny

vsmagsman

Offensive

3 9.2

A person who tricks others to get their money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

confidence man

vsmagsman

2 8.4

A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

slickster

vsmagsman

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who seems friendly but tricks others to get what they want

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

roper

vsmagsman

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who lures people into a gambling place to cheat them

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

defrauder

vsmagsman

Formal

1 7.9

A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

phisher

vsmagsman

Texting

1 7.2

A person who tricks people online to get their personal or bank details

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

rooker

vsmagsman

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who cheats others to get money or things

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

gouger

vsmagsman

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who cheats people to get money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

con woman

vsmagsman

Slang

1 7.9

A woman who tricks people into giving her money or valuable things by gaining their trust

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

bamboozler

vsmagsman

Informal

1 7.8

A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

wangler

vsmagsman

1 9.9

A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

flimflammer

vsmagsman

Archaic

9.9

A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

beguiler

vsmagsman

8.7

A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

finagler

vsmagsman

Offensive

9.8

A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

cozener

vsmagsman

Archaic

9.9

A person who tricks people to get their money or things

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

diddler

vsmagsman

Offensive

8.6

A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

boodler

vsmagsman

Offensive

9.9

A person who takes money unfairly by accepting bribes

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

Uncle Scam

vsmagsman

Offensive

9.9

A person who tricks people into giving their money

is an old-fashioned term stressing clever spoken deception rather than modern schemes

Antonyms

straight shooter

Informal

13 3.7

A person who tells the truth in a direct, honest way

How Dishonest

con artist

40 4.8

magsman

Archaic

9.9

cheat

Offensive

55 2.6

Surface Forms

magsman singular

magsmen plural

Etymology

Magsman is an old-fashioned name for a swindler. A helpful way to remember it is to see mag like in magician, a person who tricks, and man as 'person', so a magsman is a 'trick person' who cheats others by clever talk.