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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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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
Noun
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There will always be bugs, exploits, cheats or simply overpowered options to reduce the challenge in any game.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025 -
But a rolling pin with numeric markers provides an easy cheat when measuring out the length or diameter of doughs.—
Lauren Joseph,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More than £46 billion in loans had been disbursed by various lenders through the scheme, according to the Department for Business and Trade, but the agency also admitted there had been more than 100,000 cases of loss due to fraud and error.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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What did Todd and Julie Chrisley go to prison for? After nearly a decade on air, the pair faced legal trouble for a number of bank and tax fraud offenses.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Maybe the cows were fakes, or sold, moved somewhere or their tags were changed.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Unfortunately, we were deprived of all those fake idols getting played because players kept leaving the game with fakes in their pockets, socks, and bags.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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To help with the latter activity, go diving or snorkeling under the guidance of professionals to see stingrays, sharks and hundreds of other animal species up close.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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King mackerel, sharks, snappers, and groupers that thrive offshore.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been exposed as nothing more than a sham.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Despite a unilateral three-day ceasefire declared by Russia beginning May 8, Ukraine has rejected it as a sham.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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But a growing number of scammers are creating fake customer service phone numbers or websites, or even connecting with someone venting on social media to take advantage of the situation.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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This lack of enforcement allows the scammers to thrive, costing the city millions in fees and tax revenue annually.—
Michael Burke,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The former politician was one of seven people granted clemency Wednesday — including tax-evading, fraudster reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley and former New York Congressman Michael Grimm, a Staten Island representative who served seven months in prison, also for tax evasion.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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This extra scrutiny is helping our sector educate investors and prevent those fraudsters from thriving.—
Oliver Court,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Hoaxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoaxer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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