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Antonyms for scammer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skam |
| Phonetic Transcription : skæm |
Definition of scammer
Origin :- 1963, noun and verb, U.S. slang, a carnival term, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to 19c. British slang scamp "cheater, swindler" (see scamp (n.)).
- As in shyster : noun unscrupulous lawyer; swindler
- As in swindler : noun person who cheats another
- As in con artist : noun confidence man
- As in con man : noun confidence man
- As in confidence man : noun con man
- As in schemer : noun conniver
- As in grifter : noun swindler
- As in cheater : noun cheat
- As in cheat : noun person who fools others
- As in cozener : noun cheat
- As in defrauder : noun cheat
- As in diddler : noun cheat
- As in live wire : noun hustler
- As in sharper : noun cheat
- As in victimizer : noun cheat
Synonyms for scammer
- absconder
- ambulance chaser
- barricuda
- bilk
- bilker
- bluff
- bunco
- charlatan
- cheat
- cheater
- chiseler
- clip
- clip artist
- con artist
- con man
- confidence artist
- confidence operator
- conniver
- counterfeiter
- cozener
- crook
- crooked lawyer
- deceiver
- decoy
- defrauder
- dodger
- double-crosser
- double-dealer
- dynamo
- enticer
- fake
- falsifier
- fleecer
- flimflammer
- forger
- four-flusher
- fraud
- fraudster
- gouger
- grifter
- hoser
- hustler
- hypocrite
- impostor
- inveigler
- jockey
- masquerader
- mechanic
- mountebank
- mouthpiece
- operator
- pettifogger
- pretender
- quack
- rascal
- ripoff artist
- rogue
- rook
- scam artist
- scammer
- scoundrel
- shark
- sharp
- sharper
- sharpie
- shyster
- slicker
- smoothie
- swindler
- thief
- trickster
- unethical lawyer
- victimizer
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