1. a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of

1. to deceive or trick someone

Examples

• The con artist found an easy dupe in the trusting elderly man.
• She was a dupe who believed every sales pitch she heard.
• The scammer tried to dupe customers with fake investment opportunities.
• Don’t let them dupe you into paying extra fees.
• He duped his friends into thinking he was wealthy.
• The innocent tourist was duped by the street vendor’s overpriced goods.
• Many people were duped by the fraudulent charity organization.