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Swindler vs Knavery - What's the difference?

swindler | knavery |

As nouns the difference between swindler and knavery

is that swindler is a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds while knavery is the (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.

swindler

English

Noun

(wikipedia swindler) (en noun)
  • A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

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    knavery

    English

    Noun

    (knaveries)
  • The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
  • Deceit, an unprincipled action.
    • ''Cassio's a proper man: let me see now:
    ''To get his place and to plume up my will
    In double knavery -How, how? Let's see: — Shakespeare, ''Othello , .