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
Meanwhile, fraudsters have used AI music generators to con platforms like Spotify out of streaming revenue.
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PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
The actions of the federal government in response to both the High Speed Rail project and the criminal complaints against fraudsters prove that actions speak louder than words.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Fake vendors and fraudsters will set up bogus stands at markets or events or go door-to-door acting as legitimate sellers and then will insist on tap-to-pay transactions.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The man on the other end of the text chain was not Brandon Belt but Traveon Rogers, a fraudster now behind bars in Texas.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
The actions of the federal government in response to both the High Speed Rail project and the criminal complaints against fraudsters prove that actions speak louder than words.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Fake vendors and fraudsters will set up bogus stands at markets or events or go door-to-door acting as legitimate sellers and then will insist on tap-to-pay transactions.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The man on the other end of the text chain was not Brandon Belt but Traveon Rogers, a fraudster now behind bars in Texas.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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No one cheats like college football.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
Noun
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After several moments, the shark managed to wriggle free and return to the ocean unharmed.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Take along snorkel gear—every stop is a chance to swim with sea turtles and even the occasional reef shark.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Serial swindlers and men prone to violence are among the seven people Colorado’s gambling regulators have banned for life from casinos since the state created a system last year for barring problem bettors.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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McKelway, who wrote for the magazine from the nineteen-thirties to the sixties, specialized in true-crime stories, bringing to life a gallery of scamps and swindlers and impostors.—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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