as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
What’s worse is that once someone falls for an investment scam, other fraudsters approach them with an offer to recover the lost money for a small fee.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
And with Bad Wolf, the English production company behind Industry, Keefe is adapting All That Glitters, a nonfiction book about an art world fraudster, for HBO.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
This follows a wave of scam emails reported in late February, where fraudsters were impersonating the SSA.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
And with Bad Wolf, the English production company behind Industry, Keefe is adapting All That Glitters, a nonfiction book about an art world fraudster, for HBO.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
This follows a wave of scam emails reported in late February, where fraudsters were impersonating the SSA.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Matching sets are my favorite travel cheat code, and this skirt set might be the chicest one in my cart right now.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Migrant welfare cheats exposed!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
5 May 2026
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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The small fish, also known as remoras, are known for attaching themselves to larger marine animals — including whales and sharks — for protection, free transportation and food.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In a new study, researchers documented seven cases of remoras, a fish known for suctioning itself onto rays—as well as sharks, dolphins, boats and even divers—plunging into manta rays' cloacal orifice, an opening used for pooping, peeing and mating.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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