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   Swindler , n. [G. schwindler, fr. schwindlen to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel dizziness, fr. schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. See Swim to be dizzy.] One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat.
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   Syn. -- Sharper; rogue. -- Swindler, Sharper. These words agree in describing persons who take unfair advantages. A swindler is one who obtains money or goods under false pretenses. A sharper is one who cheats by sharp practice, as in playing at cards or staking what he can not pay.
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   Fraud and injustice soon follow, and the dignity of the British merchant is sunk in the scandalous appellation of a swindler.
   V. Knox.
   
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   Perhaps you 'll think I act the same
   As a sly sharper plays his game.
   Cotton.
   
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