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
Demand for luxury objects exploded in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries….As prices soared, scammers and fraudsters got in on the action.
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Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Throughout the spring and into that summer, Su lost some $32 billion to fraudsters, including those Chinese and Russian criminal gangs.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
The reported fraudster was recently found guilty of posing as a flight attendant, across as many as four airlines, to take over 120 free or significantly discounted flights.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
First ex-SBA employee charged
Chapman was employed as a disaster relief specialist with the Small Business Administration from Sept. 28, 2020, through her resignation on March 18, 2021, according to court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Throughout the spring and into that summer, Su lost some $32 billion to fraudsters, including those Chinese and Russian criminal gangs.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
The reported fraudster was recently found guilty of posing as a flight attendant, across as many as four airlines, to take over 120 free or significantly discounted flights.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
How ‘easy money’ from Uncle Sam made Miami a feast for PPP fraudsters
First ex-SBA employee charged
Chapman was employed as a disaster relief specialist with the Small Business Administration from Sept. 28, 2020, through her resignation on March 18, 2021, according to court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Think of it as a cheat code to level up flavor on easy summer dishes.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The tokens will represent over 200 companies, including private companies like Sam Altman’s OpenAI or Elon Musk’s SpaceX. There’s a big scandal in the world of squash Is the world’s best player a cheat?—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Details of the species of shark involved were not released.—
Mark Price
Updated July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The waters along the South Cape and Islands, where recreational shark fishing for non-white shark species has historically occurred, are not included in the regulations.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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