Synonyms of tricker

tricker

noun

ˈtri-kər 

as in cheat

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

they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tricker

As the nation’s second largest metro area and one hosting a number of national and international events in coming years, a showdown in Los Angeles would put Democrats, and Newsom in particular, in an even tricker spot. — Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2025

Macchio handled the tricker parts of the storied song with ease, his voice booming over the instrumentation and his eyes scrunched during the song’s final notes. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025

Projecting what might happen if fighting continues, or gets worse, proved somewhat tricker. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024

At Aspen Mountain, the most challenging of the four mountains, lessons are available for those wishing to hone their turning skills on the resort's blue runs or master its tricker, more advanced sections. — Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024