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fraudster

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chiefly British

Synonyms of fraudster

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

Synonyms for fraudster

bilk,
bilker,
cheat,
cheater,
chiseler
(or chiseller),
confidence man,
cozener,
defrauder,
dodger,
fakir,
finagler,
hoaxer,
scammer,
scamster,
shark,
sharper,
sharpie
(or sharpy),
skinner,
swindler,
tricker,
trickster

Words Related to fraudster

double-crosser,
double-dealer

bluffer,
charlatan,
fake,
faker,
humbug,
impostor
(or imposter),
mountebank,
phony
(also phoney),
pretender,
quack,
quacksalver,
ringer,
sham

adventurer,
fox,
gamesman,
knave,
prankster,
rascal,
rogue

fast-talker,
slick,
slicker,
slickster,
slyboots,
smoothy
(or smoothie),
wheeler-dealer

plotter,
schemer,
sneak,
sneaker

blackleg,
cardsharp
(or cardsharper)

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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.

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