bamboozler C2+ Topic:People & Society US /bæmˈbuzlɚ/ UK /bæmˈbuːzlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who cheats or deceives others That smiling bamboozler had swindled half the village before he fled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who cheats or... deceiverswindlertrickstercheatcon artistfraud Word family Related forms bamboozle Etymology AI details From bamboozle ('to deceive') + the agent suffix -er; bamboozle is of uncertain, probably slang, origin. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown