Množina: swindles

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme:; SYN. cheat.

To deprive of by deceit; SYN. rook, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, mulct, gyp, con.

Množina: swindlers

ETYM German schwindler, from schwindlen to be dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, from schwindel dizziness, from schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle. Related to Swim to be dizzy.
A person who swindles by means of deception or fraud; SYN. chiseller, chiseler, gouger, sharper, sharpie, sharpy.

Singular of swindles is swindle.