scam artist

NOUN

con artist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

con man crook hustler swindler

WEAK

barricuda bilker bunco cheater clip artist deceiver fleecer flimflammer fraud hoser mountebank scammer shark sharpie smoothie

NOUN

confidence man

Synonyms

WEAK

bilker bunco cheater clip artist con artist fleecer flimflammer hoser hustler scammer shark sharpie smoothie

NOUN

con man

Synonyms

STRONGEST

con artist crook hustler swindler

WEAK

bilker bunco cheater clip artist deceiver fleecer flimflammer fraud hoser mountebank scammer shark sharpie smoothie

NOUN

hustler

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call girl swindler whore

STRONG

cheater floozy grifter hooker streetwalker

WEAK

fast talker rip-off artist

NOUN

live wire

Synonyms

WEAK

cheater dynamo grifter ripoff artist scammer

Example Sentences

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But that was likely a scam artist, too.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

While there are safeguards, anyone from a well-meaning loved one to a malicious scam artist can create fake versions of you that would have been inconceivable a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

But that bond unravelled after she and others discovered she was a scam artist.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

“You’re not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted,” Lamar raps over a simmering soul-music groove in the song’s intro.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

If you mistakenly disclosed any financial or personal data to a scam artist, PayPal says you should change your password immediately, alert your bank and report any unauthorized payments to PayPal.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

scam artist

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