fraudster

noun

fraud·​ster ˈfrȯd-stər How to pronounce fraudster (audio)
Synonyms of fraudsternext
chiefly British
: a person who engages in fraud : cheat

Examples of fraudster in a Sentence

an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Not to mention that any fraudster worth his new BMW certainly hasn’t needed a consultant’s report to know how to bleed us. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 Continue reading … 'ON THE NEXT PLANE' — House passes bill to deport welfare fraudsters as Democrats cry foul over due process. FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Streaming fraud has been a rampant issue in the music industry for years, a problem only exacerbated by AI now that fraudsters can quickly generate thousands of songs to flood the zone on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026 Then, by categorizing values by risk, the platform can reportedly identify high-value customers, first-time buyers, return abusers and fraudsters. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraudster

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fraudster was in 1877

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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudster. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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