Synonyms of hoaxer

hoaxer

noun

1

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

if it sounds too good to be true, you're probably dealing with a hoaxer in a boiler room somewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• scammer
• fraudster
• phony
• sharper
• cheater
• skinner
• trickster
• chiseler
• defrauder
• scamster
• confidence man
• adventurer
• bilk
• sharpie
• fox
• fakir
• ringer
• impostor
• fake
• faker
• charlatan
• tricker
• quack
• finagler
• cozener
• bilker
• pretender
• sham
• mountebank
• prankster
• knave
• rogue
• sneaker
• gamesman
• plotter
• rascal
• double-dealer
• schemer
• sneak
• bluffer
• double-crosser
• cardsharp
• humbug
• slicker
• quacksalver
• slickster
• wheeler-dealer
• slick
• fast-talker
• blackleg
• slyboots
• smoothy

2

as in fraud

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

his college roommate turned out be a complete hoaxer and not the son of a wealthy shipping tycoon he said he was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fraud
• fake
• sham
• deceiver
• pretender
• faker
• impostor
• charlatan
• actor
• quack
• misleader
• mountebank
• counterfeiter
• phony
• operator
• fakir
• ringer
• humbug
• sharper
• quacksalver
• copycat
• imitator
• impersonator
• dissembler
• trickster
• swindler
• scammer
• fraudster
• skinner
• poseur
• mimic
• duper
• bluffer
• defrauder
• dodger
• scamster
• sharpie
• feigner
• cozener

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expert
• master
• virtuoso
• professional
• authority
• maestro
• ace
• wizard
• whiz
• past master
• adept
• crackerjack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hoaxer

Maybe two or three groups of hoaxers out there at once, bumping into each other in the dark and scaring the scales off one another. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

The film follows a Bigfoot hoax that goes horribly wrong in the middle of an actual Sasquatch hot spot, leading to a chaotic struggle between the hoaxers, investigators, and a supernatural force that defies explanation. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026

The hoaxer is asking for crypto donations. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026

Officials have received multiple letters claiming to be ransom notes—and seem to have spent much of their time attempting to discern which, if any, might be authentic, and which might be the work of hoaxers. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026