| Con's decoy |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2026 |
| Con front |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2026 |
| In North American slang, a confidence trickster's accomplice who poses as an enthusiastic or successful punter to encourage participation (5) |
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| Carny worker |
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| Plant in the con artist's audience |
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| Swindler's accomplice |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Scammer's aide |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Swindler's aide |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Unthinking promoter |
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| Swindler’s accomplice |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Con artist's accomplice |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2023 |
| Swindler's aide |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Con artist's aide |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2022 |
| Con artist's assistant |
Universal |
10 Jun 2022 |
| Decoy acting as an enthusiastic customer |
Family Time |
30 May 2022 |
| Swindler's accomplice |
Universal |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Con's decoy |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Con's decoy |
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| Swindler’s accomplice |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Con artist's aide |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2021 |
| Con artist's aide |
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| Promote for gain |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Helper in conning |
New York Times |
14 Sep 2020 |
| Con artist's assistant |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Con artist's plant |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2019 |
| Con man's accomplice |
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| Con man's cohort |
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| Con man's cohort |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Swindle decoy |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2019 |
| Swindle decoy |
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| Con man's partner |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Con man's partner |
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| Con man's partner |
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| Con man's cohort |
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| Swindle decoy |
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| Pitchman's assistant |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Monte dealer's accomplice |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Con man's cohort |
Universal |
26 May 2018 |
| Monte dealer's accomplice |
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| Pitchman's assistant |
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| Con man's cohort |
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| Con artist's cohort |
Universal |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Con man's setup man |
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| Con man's setup man |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Hawker's accomplice |
Wall Street Journal |
13 May 2017 |
| Promote for money |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2017 |
| Pitchman's cohort |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2017 |
| Con man's setup man |
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| Pitchman's cohort |
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| Con artist's cohort |
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| Pitchman's partner |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2016 |
| Plant in the audience |
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| Pitchman's partner |
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| Con artist's decoy |
Universal |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Talker-upper, maybe |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2015 |
| Carnival setup man |
Family Time |
21 Sep 2015 |
| Shameless salesperson |
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| Assistant in a con game |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Talker-upper, maybe |
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| Con artist's decoy |
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| Con man's accomplice |
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| Fleecing assistant |
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| Con artist's accomplice |
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| Carnival setup man |
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| Swindler's aide |
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| Carnival setup man |
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| Participant in 1-Down |
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| Con artist's accomplice |
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| Pitchman's decoy |
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| Con man's plant |
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| Pitchman's stooge |
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| Swindle decoy |
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| Con man's accomplice |
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| Con artist's decoy |
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| Assistant in a con game |
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| Con artist's partner |
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| Con man's cohort |
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| Hype |
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| Con's decoy |
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| Conman's accomplice |
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| Hype |
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| Con's decoy |
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| Con man's accomplice |
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| Pitchman's decoy |
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| Con-game decoy |
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| Assistant in a con game |
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| Swindler's aide |
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| Con's decoy |
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| Pitchman's partner |
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| Scam sideman |
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| Decoy |
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| Participant in a confidence game |
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| Con man's aide |
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| Con man's accomplice |
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| Con man's accomplice |
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| Promoter |
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| Confederate |
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| Scam decoy |
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| Three-card monte assistant |
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| Pitchman's confederate |
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| Con artist's accomplice |
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| Decoy customer |
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| Con artist's aide |
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| Carny's helper |
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| Barker's partner |
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| Con artist's decoy |
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| Casino employee, maybe |
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| Con artist's aide |
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| Gambling-casino decoy |
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| Shady accomplice |
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| Hustle |
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| Pitchman's accomplice |
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| Fleecer's aide |
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| Midway accomplice |
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| Barker's aide |
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| Con man's decoy |
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| Grifter's accomplice |
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| Pitchman's cohort |
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| Pitchman's stooge |
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| Pitchman's decoy |
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| Con-artist's aide |
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| Con-man's aide |
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| Con-man's helper |
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| Carny man |
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| Carnival employe: Slang. |
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| Barker's confederate: Slang. |
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| Grifter's henchman. |
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| Grifter's decoy. |
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| Circus hanger-on. |
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| Grifter's helper: slang. |
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| Pitchman's accomplice. |
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| Pitchman's decoy. |
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| Come-on man. |
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| Stooge of a sort. |
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