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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
swindle/ˈswɪndl/
▶verb use deception to deprive of money or possessions.
■ obtain fraudulently.
▶noun a fraudulent scheme or action.– derivatives
swindler noun.
swindler noun.
– origin C18: back-form. from swindler, from Ger. Schwindler, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’.
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