con artist(n = noun.person) con man, confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim;
is a kind of chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler

abstract artist, allegro con spirito, arroz con pollo, artist, ballyhoo artist, bunco artist, chili con carne, clip artist, commercial artist, con, con brio, con game, con man, graphic artist, lampoon artist, mod con, nem con, pavement artist, performing artist, pro and con, scenic artist, striptease artist