plural phishers
Definition of phisher
: a person who tricks Internet users into revealing personal or confidential information which can then be used illicitly : a person who engages in phishing
A phisher will use emails … to scam an individual out of their money. Phishing is different from a lot of other scams because usually these crooks are not trying to get you to buy anything. They're after information. — The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
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The first known use of phisher was in 1996
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