1. past tense and past participle of swindle; cheated or defrauded someone out of money or property through dishonest schemes

Examples

• The elderly couple was swindled out of their life savings by a fake investment advisor.
• He swindled dozens of people with his fake charity organization.
• She realized she had been swindled when the expensive watch turned out to be fake.
• The con artist swindled tourists by selling them worthless souvenirs at high prices.
• They swindled the insurance company by filing false claims.
• The businessman swindled his partners out of millions of dollars.