scammer

noun

scam·​mer ˈska-mər 

plural scammers

: one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation

insurance/credit card scammers

The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.

—Ellen Marks

Now that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.

—Consumer Reports

Synonyms of scammer

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler

Examples of scammer in a Sentence

Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles

Recent Examples on the Web

Silicon scammers have launched attacks against electoral integrity in countries such as Bangladesh, Hungary, and Slovakia. —New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025

But while scammers used to be mostly Chinese and Thai nationals, the workforce has now expanded to include more Burmese and Cambodian youth. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025

These patches often close known security holes that scammers exploit. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Shame is a scammer’s greatest accomplice. —Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scammer

• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• grammar
• hammer
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer
• programmer
• sledgehammer

Kids Definition

scammer

noun

scam·​mer ˈskam-ər 

: someone who perpetuates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation