bamboozler

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /bæmˈbuzlɚ/ UK /bæmˈbuːzlə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a person who cheats or deceives others

That smiling bamboozler had swindled half the village before he fled.

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1 noun · a person who cheats or... deceiver swindler trickster cheatcon artistfraud

Word family

Related forms bamboozle

Etymology

From bamboozle ('to deceive') + the agent suffix -er; bamboozle is of uncertain, probably slang, origin.

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

# bamboozler

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** bæmˈbuzlɚ
**IPA (UK):** bæmˈbuːzlə

## Meanings
1. a person who cheats or deceives others

## Examples
- That smiling bamboozler had swindled half the village before he fled.

## Synonyms
- deceiver
- swindler
- trickster
- cheat
- con artist
- fraud

## Related Forms
- bamboozle

## Etymology
From bamboozle ('to deceive') + the agent suffix -er; bamboozle is of uncertain, probably slang, origin.

## AI Etymology
Bamboozler is a noun meaning "a person who cheats or deceives others". Historically, it is from bamboozle ('to deceive') + the agent suffix -er; bamboozle is of uncertain, probably slang, origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: bamboozler is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who cheats or deceives others", follows the base word through the added English ending. A close English family member is bamboozle.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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