Synonyms of dodgers

dodgers

noun

plural of dodger

as in cheats

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

• cheats
• sharks
• cheaters
• skinners
• chiselers
• swindlers
• sharpers
• defrauders
• phonies
• sharpies
• scammers
• fraudsters
• foxes
• confidence men
• ringers
• tricksters
• fakirs
• scamsters
• adventurers
• finaglers
• cozeners
• sneakers
• pretenders
• hoaxers
• trickers
• bilkers
• bilks
• fakers
• rogues
• charlatans
• quacks
• impostors
• humbugs
• knaves
• fakes
• shams
• mountebanks
• sneaks
• rascals
• double-crossers
• bluffers
• plotters
• blacklegs
• schemers
• pranksters
• slickers
• slicksters
• double-dealers
• slicks
• quacksalvers
• smoothies
• wheeler-dealers
• fast-talkers
• cardsharps
• gamesmen
• slyboots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodgers

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

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