Synonyms for scammer

Most common

charlatan · fraudster · swindler · gouger · scamster

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.

Forms

Plural

scammers → fraudsters, swindlers, grifters, charlatans…

Example sentences

• charlatan Elon is the biggest charlatan of the 21st century.
• swindler She went so far as to say that he was a swindler.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

gouger²

7 letters

grifter

8 letters

swindler³, chiseler, scamster

9 letters

charlatan³, fraudster², chiseller, defrauder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gouger² = 2 syllables).