Thesaurus results for SCAMSTERS

scamsters

noun

plural of scamster

as in cheats

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value an ever-growing swarm of scamsters of which the Internet user should be wary

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Recent Examples of scamsters But those requests for engagement and donations also create opportunities for scamsters to get in on the grassroots effort with phishing attempts and impersonation. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.

— Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (corporate and individual), tax evasion, and tax policy.

— Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of cheats

Noun

The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of dodgers

Noun

The Port of Los Angeles forklift driver was wearing a life vest and was floating away, out to sea -- cold, worried about sharks and drowning.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
However, the truth is, leagues like this and the WNBA are nothing but remoras, the fish that stick to sharks and feed off of them.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharks

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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once.

— Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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