Both Uses of
swindle
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- Still, his career choice didn't change until his father was swindled by a bogus financial planner out of some $40,000, right before Jeremy graduated.
Chpt 2 *swindled = tricked
- Like a man possessed, he searched court and public records, interviewed associates of the swindler, and produced detailed notes.
Chpt 2swindler = someone who tricks or cheats another -- usually to get money
Definitions:
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(1)
(swindle) tricking or cheating someone -- usually to get money
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)