hoaxer
noun[C]
uk/ˈhəʊk.sər/us/ˈhoʊk.sɚ/apersonwhocarriesout atrickorplantodeceivepeople, such astellingthepolicethere is abombsomewherewhen there is not:
If a hoaxersendsapizzato thewrongaddress, littledamageis done.
Abombhoaxerbroughtchaosto thecitywith afalsethreat.
See
hoax
- There are plenty of hoaxers both in therealworldandonline.
- In mostcases, ascientifichoaxer isfoundout within a fewyearsanddisgraced.
- ThestateAttorneyGeneral'sofficewantstoreducethenumberofpeopletaken in by scammers,hucksters, and hoaxers.
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- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher
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