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Scammer (Noun)

Meaning

A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The scammer convinced me to send him my bank account information, and now I'm out of thousands of dollars.
  • The phone company warned its customers about a scammer who was calling people and claiming to be from their billing department.
  • After losing money to a scammer, Rachel became much more cautious when making online purchases.
  • The scammer used a fake email address that looked almost identical to the real one used by the company, which is how he was able to trick so many people.
  • The authorities eventually caught the scammer who had been running a pyramid scheme in the city for months.

Synonyms

  • Swindler
  • Defrauder
  • Grifter
  • Chiseler
  • Chiseller
  • Gouger

Hypernyms

  • Deceiver
  • Cheat
  • Cheater
  • Trickster
  • Beguiler

Hyponyms

  • Clip Artist
  • Con Artist
  • Sharpy
  • Sharper
  • Card Sharp
  • Con Man
  • Confidence Man
  • Card Shark
  • Cardsharper
  • Card Sharper
  • Welsher
  • Cardsharp
  • Welcher

Related Words

  • Scam (verb)
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