Swindler (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
A swindler is generally a charlatan
, a person practicing quackery
, fraud
, or similar confidence trick
in order to obtain money, property, or advantage by pretense.
Swindler as a surname may also refer to:
Charlatan
A charlatan is a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretense or deception....
, a person practicing quackery
Quackery
Quackery is a derogatory term used to describe the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or...
, fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
, or similar confidence trick
Confidence trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
in order to obtain money, property, or advantage by pretense.
Swindler as a surname may also refer to:
- Daris SwindlerDaris SwindlerDaris Ray Swindler was an American anthropologist.-Biography:Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Swindler later served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, working on tankers in the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He went on to study anthropology at West Virginia University and the University of...
(born ), American anthropologist - John Edward SwindlerJohn Edward SwindlerJohn Edward Swindler was executed at the age of 46 by the State of Arkansas for the September 24, 1976 murder of Patrolman Randy Basnett, age 30.-The murder:...
(circa 1990), American murderer