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1
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
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2
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
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Near Antonyms for hoaxer
- ace,
- adept,
- authority,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- expert,
- maestro,
- master,
- past master,
- professional,
- virtuoso,
- whiz,
- wizard
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“Hoaxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoaxer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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