grifter's Usage Examples:

He had successfully foiled a plot to con him previously by old-time grifter Harry Holmes, resulting in his imprisonment.

"Josh was a bum, a real con man—what they used to call a grifter," Roger said.

"Josh was a bum, a real con man—what they used to call a grifter," Roger said.

Audrey is a bit of a con-artist and a grifter.

Synonyms:

card sharper, sharpie, gouger, con artist, trickster, cheater, card shark, swindler, confidence man, chiseler, sharpy, welcher, slicker, con man, scammer, clip artist, sharper, cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, deceiver, welsher, beguiler, defrauder, cheat, chiseller,

Antonyms:

square shooter, undercharge,