Synonyms of hoaxers

hoaxers

noun

plural of hoaxer

1

as in cheats

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

• cheats
• dodgers
• sharks
• scammers
• swindlers
• phonies
• fraudsters
• cheaters
• skinners
• chiselers
• tricksters
• defrauders
• sharpers
• scamsters
• fakirs
• confidence men
• chisellers
• sharpies
• ringers
• adventurers
• imposters
• foxes
• fox
• trickers
• charlatans
• fakers
• cozeners
• fakes
• bilks
• impostors
• finaglers
• quacks
• pretenders
• bilkers
• phoneys
• mountebanks
• pranksters
• sneakers
• shams
• humbugs
• knaves
• rogues
• schemers
• plotters
• rascals
• sneaks
• double-crossers
• bluffers
• double-dealers
• gamesmen
• quacksalvers
• slicksters
• wheeler-dealers
• cardsharpers
• blacklegs
• cardsharps
• slicks
• slickers
• fast-talkers
• slyboots
• smoothies

2

as in frauds

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

• frauds
• fakes
• imposters
• pretenders
• deceivers
• shams
• charlatans
• fakers
• impostors
• quacks
• misleaders
• phonies
• mountebanks
• phoneys
• actors
• humbugs
• operators
• counterfeiters
• fakirs
• ringers
• quacksalvers
• copycats
• imitators
• dissemblers
• tricksters
• impersonators
• scammers
• swindlers
• mimics
• poseurs
• fraudsters
• skinners
• duper
• dodgers
• sharpers
• scamsters
• defrauders
• sharpies
• bluffers
• feigners
• cozeners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• professionals
• authorities
• masters
• adepts
• virtuosos
• virtuosi
• wizards
• maestros
• past masters
• aces
• whizzes
• maestri
• crackerjacks
• crackajacks