phisherman en · NOUN
Etymology
From phisher + -man, modeled on fisherman.
Meanings
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(Internet) The criminal performing phishing attacks.
Thus if he mistakenly enters his Citibank password into a phishing site, the phisherman gets a different password and cannot use it to impersonate him.
2010, Ross J. Anderson, Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phishermen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |