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

Senior is a liar and a scammer, who ran off with another woman when Junior was a kid. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

And with Medicare Open Enrollment beginning October 15, a caller who seems to know your doctor or pharmacy may sound more convincing than a random scammer. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The scammers later contacted the couple again, demanding an additional $9,000. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Rather than through a cold call or email, the scammers lure them through websites offering self-publishing or vanity publishing. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026

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