confidence man vs swindler

confidence man and swindler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confidence man	Yes	No	No	No
swindler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swindler is a hypernym of confidence man; that is, swindler is a word with a broader meaning than confidence man:

Other hypernyms of confidence man include chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer.

confidence man (noun)	swindler (noun)
a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud