scammernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskæm.ər//ˈskæm.ɚ/informalsomeone who makes money using illegal methods, especially by tricking people
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dishonest people
- bullshit
- charmer
- cheat
- cheater
- deceive
- fibber
- hoax
- hustler
- hypocrite
- knave
- liar
- perjure
- profiteer
- ringer
- scheme
- trickster
- wheeler-dealer
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Cheating & tricking
Trafficking & racketeering
Examples from literature
- But if only one person in a hundred sends money, the scammer gets rich.
- But now, with the Internet, there are new scams, and the scammers come right into your home.
- You don’t send money to scammers.