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conperson

noun

Etymology

From con- (“constructed”) + person.

  1. inherited from *ǵneh₃-✻
  2. inherited from *kunnaną✻
  3. inherited from *kunnan✻
  4. inherited from cunnan
  5. inherited from connen
  6. suffixed as conperson — “con + person”

Definitions

  1. A conman or conwoman.

    • A business human you can't trust is called a conman. Excuse me, a conperson. A lot of conpeople call themselves consultants.

  2. A fictional person, especially one supposed to inhabit a conworld and speak a conlang.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA