Synonyms of dodger

dodger

noun

ˈdä-jər 

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• shark
• cheater
• skinner
• sharper
• swindler
• chiseler
• fox
• sharpie
• confidence man
• defrauder
• fraudster
• trickster
• scammer
• phony
• ringer
• adventurer
• fakir
• scamster
• finagler
• pretender
• bilk
• cozener
• sham
• sneaker
• bilker
• tricker
• hoaxer
• knave
• charlatan
• quack
• faker
• impostor
• rascal
• fake
• sneak
• rogue
• mountebank
• bluffer
• slicker
• double-crosser
• double-dealer
• plotter
• schemer
• slickster
• prankster
• gamesman
• slick
• cardsharp
• quacksalver
• humbug
• blackleg
• wheeler-dealer
• fast-talker
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodger

Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026

But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

Prosecutors painted a portrait of him as an artful tax dodger who devised one scheme after another to avoid paying his income taxes. — Jay Weaver july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025