ˈswɪndl v. & n. --v.tr. (often foll. by
out of) 1
cheat (a person) of
money, possessions, etc. (was swindled out of
all his savings). 2 cheat a
person of (money etc.) (swindled all his savings out of him). --n. 1 an
act of swindling. 2 a person or
thing represented as
what it is
not. 3 a
fraudulent scheme. øøswindler n. [back-form. f. swindler f. G Schwindler
extravagant maker of schemes, swindler, f. schwindeln be dizzy]