scammer
Syllables: scam·merUK/ˈskæmə/
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British/ˈskamə/
scammer noun: a person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
Noun
scammer (plural scammers)
- A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con.2017 November 10, Aaron Mak, “This Hilarious Chatbot Messes with Scammers for You”, in Slate
- TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11
- Synonyms:
- fraudster
scammer meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic and Vietnamese
scammer in Hindi
- swindler, cheat
- धोखेबाज़ dhokhebāz, ठग ṭhag, ठगिन ṭhagin, ठगनी ṭhagnī
scammer in Punjabi
- swindler, cheat
- ਸਕੈਮਰ sakaimar
scammer in Arabic
- swindler, cheat
- نَصَّاب naṣṣāb
scammer in Vietnamese
- swindler, cheat
- thằng lừa đảo
Examples of scammer in a sentence
- Their grandma lost thousands of dollars because she was taken in by scammers.
- Singapore plans to cane scammers and scam mules, with mandatory caning of at least six strokes for scammers and discretionary caning for mules.
- They hired the most devious scammers they could find and paid them quite well to do some red-team work, because it takes one to know one.
Synonyms of scammer
Forms of scammer
| plural | scammers |
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Origin of scammer
From scam + -er.
Words formed from scammer
Words that rhyme with scammer
Questions about scammer
- What does scammer mean?
- Scammer means a person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- What is scammer in Hindi?
- Scammer in Hindi is धोखेबाज़ (dhokhebāz), ठग (ṭhag), ठगिन (ṭhagin). See Scammer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is scammer?
- Scammer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scammer?
- Scammer is pronounced /ˈskæmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scammer?
- The plural of scammer is scammers.
Words near scammer in the dictionary
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