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fraudster

noun fraud·ster \ˈfrȯd-stər\

: a person who commits fraud

Full Definition of FRAUDSTER

chiefly British
:  a person who engages in fraud :  cheat
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First Known Use of FRAUDSTER

1960

Related to FRAUDSTER

Synonyms
bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, trickster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker

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