hoaxer

noun

Definition of hoaxernext
1
as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value if it sounds too good to be true, you're probably dealing with a hoaxer in a boiler room somewhere

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2
as in fraud
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise his college roommate turned out be a complete hoaxer and not the son of a wealthy shipping tycoon he said he was

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoaxer
  1. cheat
  2. fraud
  3. dodger
  4. fake
  5. shark
  6. sham
  7. scammer
  8. fraudster
Noun
  • Democrats propose to reap new revenue by raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans and corporations, and by going after wealthy tax cheats.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, South Beach, fat camps, shakes, liquid diets, low carb, high fiber, zero fat, paleo, diet pills, four grapefruits a day, seven micro meals a day, six days of deprivation followed by one glorious cheat day....
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheat
Noun
  • July 29 - Protests break out in several Venezuelan cities after Nicolas Maduro is formally declared the winner by the county’s electoral authority in a presidential race marred by accusations of electoral fraud.
    CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Witkoff testified in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud suit against Trump in November 2023 and spoke at the Republican National Convention in July.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of fraud
Noun
  • While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 3 July 2024
  • Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of dodger
Noun
  • After a play-action fake, Jared Goff rolled out right and found Sam LaPorta for a 20-yard touchdown.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These worries extend beyond potential deep fakes and foreign intervention, which have dominated recent news coverage.
    Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fake
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  • The team believe that the current measures help mitigate the risk of sharks developing a strong and potentially dangerous association with boats.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This latest incident marks the fifth shark attack reported in Hawaii so far in 2024, and the first to occur on a neighboring island besides Oahu.
    Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of shark
Noun
  • Vought said that independent agencies and unelected bureaucrats and experts wield far too much power while the traditional legislative process is a sham.
    Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The set also comes in a matching duvet cover and shams.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of sham
Noun
  • The scammers sometimes claim to have access to one's cellphone or webcams.
    Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The scam worked like this: The female scammer posed as a person in need who was heading off to a local church to donate $100,000 of an inheritance from a deceased relative.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of scammer
Noun
  • An Amazon spokesperson said the company has no plans to let up on counterfeiters or fraudsters going forward.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
  • As fraudsters became more sophisticated, merchants needed more advanced risk management systems.
    Parth Vatsal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fraudster
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