scam artist (B2)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /ˈskæm ˌɑːrtɪst/
Definition
A person who deceives others by planning and executing fraudulent schemes, often for financial gain, and is skilled at making their deceptions appear legitimate.
Examples
The news reported on a sophisticated scam artist who defrauded elderly people out of their life savings.
She realized too late that the charming stranger she met online was a scam artist trying to manipulate her.
How to Use scam artist
- scam artist (collocation)
- a person who is skilled at deceiving others — "The police caught the scam artist who had been targeting tourists."
- be a scam artist (collocation)
- to be someone who deceives others — "He was revealed to be a scam artist after his business collapsed."
- accuse someone of being a scam artist (collocation)
- to claim that someone is a deceiver — "She accused him of being a scam artist when he failed to deliver the goods."
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