scamster

scam·ster

noun \ˈskam(p)-stər\

Definition of SCAMSTER

: one that scams : scammer

Examples of SCAMSTER

1. con artists, swindlers, and scamsters
2. <an ever-growing swarm of scamsters of which the Internet user should be wary>

First Known Use of SCAMSTER

1984

Related to SCAMSTER

Synonyms

bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, trickster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker

Related Words

double-crosser, double-dealer; bluffer, charlatan, fake, faker, humbug, impostor (or imposter), mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham; adventurer, fox, gamesman, knave, prankster, rascal, rogue; fast-talker, slick, slicker, slickster, slyboots, smoothy (or smoothie), wheeler-dealer; plotter, schemer, sneak, sneaker; blackleg, cardsharp (or cardsharper)