noun
Meaning 1
A conman or conwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, rare
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conperson
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noun
Meaning 2
A fictional person, especially one supposed to inhabit a conworld and speak a conlang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh3ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English conperson From con + -person.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh3- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin cōnstruōder. Latin cōnstrūctusbor. English construct Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English constructed Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵhwéh2s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language English conlangbf. English con- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English conperson From con- (“constructed”) + person.