scammer

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English

Etymology

scam +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈskæmɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)

Noun

scammer (plural scammers)

  1. (slang) A swindler, cheat.
    • 2017 November 10, Aaron Mak, “This Hilarious Chatbot Messes with Scammers for You”, in Slate‎[1]:
      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.

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