fraudster

noun

fraud·​ster ˈfrȯd-stər 

chiefly British

: a person who engages in fraud : cheat

Synonyms of fraudster

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler

Examples of fraudster in a Sentence

an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster

Recent Examples on the Web

Grabato is the second person to be added to the new fraudsters list. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Similarly, fraudsters use AI to forge bills of lading and simulate shipping patterns to obscure a product’s true origin. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Both Washington and Mexico City have launched crackdowns against a complex web of unscrupulous functionaries, front companies and document fraudsters, among others. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Then there are fraudsters, compulsive fabricators, and people who misrepresent themselves in major ways. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above