Meaning & Definition of Swindle in English
English⟶
Swindle
/swɪndəl/
noun
1. The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- "That book is a fraud"
synonym:
- swindle,
- cheat,
- rig
verb
1. Deprive of by deceit
- "He swindled me out of my inheritance"
- "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
- "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
synonym:
- victimize,
- swindle,
- rook,
- goldbrick,
- nobble,
- diddle,
- bunco,
- defraud,
- scam,
- mulct,
- gyp,
- gip,
- hornswoggle,
- short-change,
- con