Swindler (disambiguation)

Swindler (disambiguation)

A swindler is generally a charlatan, a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by pretense.

Swindler may also refer to:

* Daris Swindler (born 1925), American anthropologist
* John Edward Swindler (circa 1944-1990), American murderer

ee also

* Swindle


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