as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
In many Latin American countries, a public notary is the equivalent of a lawyer, and notario fraudsters rely on this mistranslation to fake credentials.
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Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
What’s worse is that once someone falls for an investment scam, other fraudsters approach them with an offer to recover the lost money for a small fee.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Pindrop made its name helping call centers figure out whether the person on the other end of the line was genuine or a fraudster.
—Time Contributors, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
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Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
What’s worse is that once someone falls for an investment scam, other fraudsters approach them with an offer to recover the lost money for a small fee.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Pindrop made its name helping call centers figure out whether the person on the other end of the line was genuine or a fraudster.
—Time Contributors, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Matching sets are my favorite travel cheat code, and this skirt set might be the chicest one in my cart right now.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Migrant welfare cheats exposed!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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The attack was Australia's first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Also, beachgoers are urged to report shark sightings to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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