Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swindler

/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: swindler
IPA: /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

name

Example Sentences

"But I got somethin’ to say bearin’ on that swindler who got what was comin’ to him."
"There’s good reason to worry. In an earlier memoir, “Five-Finger Discount,” Stapinski recreated the terrifying world of swindlers, embezzlers, burglars and mobster wannabes who made up her extended Jersey City family."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

swindlers (plural)

Derived Forms

swindlership

Synonyms

bamboozler bouncer bullshitter cheat cheater cogger cony-catcher crammer deceiver deceptor fabricator fabulist

Rhymes With

spindler kindler miller killer thriller pillar filler schiller tiller hiller stiller chiller

Questions

How do you pronounce swindler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/.
What does swindler mean?: A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
Where does swindler come from?: Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

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