con artist
C9980
concept
A con artist is a deceptive individual who skillfully manipulates others’ trust to fraudulently obtain money, valuables, or advantages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| con artist canonical | 32 |
| con artists | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: con artist
Generated description
A con artist is a deceptive individual who skillfully manipulates others’ trust to fraudulently obtain money, valuables, or advantages.
Instances (33)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Janet Colgate | — |
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Lawrence Jameson (stage character from the play "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels")
surface form:
Lawrence Jameson
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— |
| Lawrence Jameson | — |
| Linus Caldwell | — |
| Tom Ripley | — |
| Felix Krull | — |
| Ronnie Cornwell | — |
| Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson | — |
| Honest John | — |
| Freddy Benson | — |
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the Bloom brothers
surface form:
Bloom brothers
|
con artists |
| Lawrence Jamieson | — |
| Julius Wilford Arnstein | — |
| The Duke | — |
| Frank Catton | — |
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Roger "Verbal" Kint in The Usual Suspects
surface form:
Roger "Verbal" Kint
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— |
| Nicky Arnstein | — |
| Debbie Ocean | — |
| Wanda Gershwitz | — |
| Nick Arnstein | — |
| Johnny Hooker | — |
| Oscar Diggs | — |
| Henry Gondorff | — |
| Wichita | — |
| Saul Bloom | — |
| Jean Harrington | — |
| the King | — |
| Stacie Monroe | — |
| Tulio | — |
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Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais)
surface form:
Gregor MacGregor
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— |
| Fiona | — |
| Sasha | — |
| Mr. Haney | — |