Dupe (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is tricked or swindled.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The con artist's latest dupe was a wealthy businessman who had invested in his fake company.
- She couldn't believe she had been a dupe of the telemarketing scam and had given out her credit card information.
- The police were looking for the identity of the dupe who had unknowingly purchased stolen merchandise from a street vendor.
- After falling victim to the Ponzi scheme, he felt like a total dupe for having trusted the scammer.
- The online auction dupe didn't realize he had been bidding against a fictitious buyer until it was too late.