scammer

noun

scam·​mer ˈska-mər 

plural scammers

: one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation

insurance/credit card scammers

The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.

—Ellen Marks

Now that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.

—Consumer Reports

Synonyms of scammer

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler

Examples of scammer in a Sentence

Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles

Recent Examples on the Web

The service has dedicated IP addresses and servers from various locations in other countries all around the world to mask your home location against hackers and scammers. —Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026

Ever the scammer, Meredith seemed to sense this power shift, this weakness in the system. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows scammers use a variety of ways to connect with people, including via phone calls, text messages, emails and through social media. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Security patches fix vulnerabilities that scammers often target. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scammer

• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• grammar
• hammer
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer
• programmer
• sledgehammer

Kids Definition

scammer

noun

scam·​mer ˈskam-ər 

: someone who perpetuates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation