as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
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Recent Examples of scammer
The scammers could also use your account to scam others out of money with the same verification ruse for passengers and drivers.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Best bet: Do not just simply call any number found online or shared to you via a text because that number might connect you to scammers.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
This accessibility, coupled with the increase in remote and hybrid formats for classes since the COVID-19 pandemic, creates vulnerabilities that scammers exploit to cash in on both state and federal financial aid.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Best bet: Do not just simply call any number found online or shared to you via a text because that number might connect you to scammers.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
This accessibility, coupled with the increase in remote and hybrid formats for classes since the COVID-19 pandemic, creates vulnerabilities that scammers exploit to cash in on both state and federal financial aid.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammer
Noun
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Think of it as a cheat code to level up flavor on easy summer dishes.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The tokens will represent over 200 companies, including private companies like Sam Altman’s OpenAI or Elon Musk’s SpaceX. There’s a big scandal in the world of squash Is the world’s best player a cheat?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Details of the species of shark involved were not released.—
Mark Price
Updated July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The waters along the South Cape and Islands, where recreational shark fishing for non-white shark species has historically occurred, are not included in the regulations.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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