scammer

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scammer

/ˈskæmə/ UK
/ˈskamə/ British, Northern England, Scotland
/ˈskæmɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈskeə̯mɚ] ~ /ˈskɛə̯mɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈskæmɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈskæmɚ] Canada, US
/ˈskæːmə/ Australia
[ˈskæːmə] ~(/æ/ raising)[ˈskɛːmə] ~ [ˈskeːmə] Australia
/ˈskɛmə/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -æmə(ɹ)

noun scammers

slang A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter. According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con.
Similar: fraudster

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noun swindler, cheat

Español	defraudador, estafador
日本語	詐欺師 sagishi
中文	騙子 /骗子 piànzi
हिन्दी	धोखेबाज़ dhokhebāz, ठग ṭhag, ठगिन ṭhagin, ठगनी ṭhagnī
Português	golpista, vigarista
Français	arnaqueur, escroc
Deutsch	Schwindler, Schwindlerin
Română	țepar
Русский	мошенник mošennik, мошенница mošennica
Tiếng Việt	thằng lừa đảo
العربية	نَصَّاب naṣṣāb

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@misc{scammer_2026,
  title = {scammer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scammer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}