bunco steerer
bunco steerer. 1. One who uses tricks, schemes, or other illegal devices to obtain money or property from others; a swindler. 2. One who acts as a decoy in bunco. — Also termed bunco operator; bunco man. See CONFIDENCE MAN.
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bunco
bunco. A swindling game or scheme; any trick or ploy calculated to win a person’s confidence in an attempt to deceive that person. — Also spelled bunko. — Also termed bunco steering. Cf. CONFIDENCE GAME. [Cases: False Pretenses 16.]
confidence man
confidence man. One who defrauds a victim by first gaining the victim’s confidence and then, through trickery, obtaining money or property; a swindler. • The equivalent term confidence woman is exceptionally rare, even though women are often involved in confidence games. — Often shortened to con man. See CONFIDENCE GAME. Cf. BUNCO-STEERER.
confidence game
confidence game. A means of obtaining money or property whereby a person intentionally misrepresents facts to gain the victim’s trust so that the victim will transfer money or property to the person. — Also termed con game; con. Cf. BUNCO. [Cases: False Pretenses 16.]