Dictionary

scammer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskæmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈskæːmə] ~(æ-raising)[ˈskɛːmə] ~ [ˈskeːmə] (Australia)
• [ˈskeə̯mɚ] ~ /ˈskɛə̯mɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈskamə/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
• [ˈskæmɚ] New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore
• (Australia) audio
• /ˈskæːmə/ (Australia)
• /ˈskæmɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈskɛmə/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈskæmɚ/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore

Etymology

Etymology tree English scam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scammer From scam + -er.

Meanings

1. (slang) A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
   • 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. 2017 November 10, Aaron Mak, “This Hilarious Chatbot Messes with Scammers for You”, in Slate:
   • TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account. 2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11:

Forms

Deriveds

cyberscammer

Relateds

419 scammer

Synonyms

fraudster

Translations (46)

uk ошука́нка (swindler, cheat) · ja 詐欺師 (swindler, cheat) · ar نَصَّاب (swindler, cheat) · fr escroc (swindler, cheat) · uk шахра́й (swindler, cheat) · pa ਸਕੈਮਰ (swindler, cheat) · cs podvodník (swindler, cheat) · pdt Schwindla (swindler, cheat) · ca estafadora (swindler, cheat) · ca estafador (swindler, cheat) · hi ठग (swindler, cheat) · hi ठगनी (swindler, cheat) · gl estafador (swindler, cheat) · de Schwindlerin (swindler, cheat) · hu svindler (swindler, cheat) · kmr xapîner (swindler, cheat) · uk ошука́ч (swindler, cheat) · pt vigarista (swindler, cheat) · hu csaló (swindler, cheat) · uk ошука́чка (swindler, cheat) · hi ठगिन (swindler, cheat) · pt golpista (swindler, cheat) · es defraudador (swindler, cheat) · gl caloteiro (swindler, cheat) · cmn 騙子 /骗子 (swindler, cheat) · fi huijari (swindler, cheat) · pl oszust (swindler, cheat) · uk здира́ч (swindler, cheat) · de Schwindler (swindler, cheat) · fi petkuttaja (swindler, cheat) · be махлярка (swindler, cheat) · gl pufista (swindler, cheat) · ru мошенник (swindler, cheat) · hi धोखेबाज़ (swindler, cheat) · uk здира́чка (swindler, cheat) · ro țepar (swindler, cheat) · be махляр (swindler, cheat) · uk шахра́йка (swindler, cheat) · fr arnaqueur (swindler, cheat) · ru мошенница (swindler, cheat) · es estafador (swindler, cheat) · uk ошука́нець (swindler, cheat) · vi thằng lừa đảo (swindler, cheat) · uk зди́рник (swindler, cheat) · sv lurendrejare (swindler, cheat) · kmr hîlekar (swindler, cheat)