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Definition of Scammer
1. Noun. A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.
Specialized synonyms: Card Shark, Card Sharp, Card Sharper, Cardsharp, Cardsharper, Sharper, Sharpie, Sharpy, Clip Artist, Con Artist, Con Man, Confidence Man, Welcher, Welsher
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Derivative terms: Chisel, Chisel, Chisel, Chisel, Defraud, Gouge, Scam, Swindle
Definition of Scammer
1. Noun. (slang) A swindler, cheat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scammer
1. one that scams [n -S] - See also: scams
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scammer
Literary usage of Scammer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July by William Lang (1880)
"Detroit. Michigan: John Owen, Detroit, Michigan; Col. Todd, Kentucky: Col.
John O'Fallon, St. Louis. Mo.: JY scammer, Ksq., Chicago, Illinois Hon. ..."
2. Case and His Contempories: Or, The Canadian Itinerant's Memorial by John Carroll (1867)
"Mr. scammer- horn. (2.) Page 25, paragraph 13. Ryan is well remembered both in
Dunham and Sutton, CE, by the oldest people, even to this day. (3. ..."
3. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Joshua Thurston and Ann scammer : ibid. p. iio. 1793. Married — John Shambler
and Hannah Coats : St. Geo. Han. Sq. ii. 06. Manchester, i ; MDB. (co. ..."
4. When I'm 64 by Laura L. Carstensen, Christine R. Hartel (2006)
"Then in a callback the scammer asks questions based on the first phone call and,
if the older adult fails to remember the previous conversation, ..."
5. Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration by Jennifer "Chotzi" Rosen (2005)
"But she's a scammer. Like Andy Warhol signing art made by his staff, she gets
credit for work she hasn't done. In Alsace, a wine labeled Pinot Blanc can ..."
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