as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
Romance scams Romance scams involve fraudsters setting up a fake profile to steal money.
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Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Ghost tapping involves fraudsters gaining access to credit and bank information through mobile apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
In many Latin American countries, a public notary is the equivalent of a lawyer, and notario fraudsters rely on this mistranslation to fake credentials.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
Ghost tapping involves fraudsters gaining access to credit and bank information through mobile apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
In many Latin American countries, a public notary is the equivalent of a lawyer, and notario fraudsters rely on this mistranslation to fake credentials.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Rodgers' presence offers a cheat code of sorts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Matching sets are my favorite travel cheat code, and this skirt set might be the chicest one in my cart right now.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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The attack was Australia's first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Also, beachgoers are urged to report shark sightings to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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