" bilker "

1: a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value;

  * e.g., " ... the victim of the staged car crash turned out to be a serial bilker of insurance companies "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bilk,

•  cheat,

•  cheater,

•  chiseler,

•  confidence man,

•  cozener,

•  defrauder,

•  dodger,

•  fakir,

•  finagler,

•  fraudster,

•  hoaxer,

•  scammer,

•  scamster,

•  shark,

•  sharper,

•  sharpie,

•  skinner,

•  swindler,

•  tricker,

•  trickster

•  Antonyms : 

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1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  hustle,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  shake down,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

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