scam
[ skam ]
/ skæm /
noun
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
verb (used with object), scammed, scam·ming.
to cheat or defraud with a scam.
Origin of scam
1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM scam
scam·mer, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scam
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British Dictionary definitions for scammer (1 of 2)
scammer
scamster
/ (ˈskæmə) /
noun
slang
a person who perpetrates a scam; swindler
British Dictionary definitions for scammer (2 of 2)
scam
/ (skæm) slang /
noun
a stratagem for gain; a swindle
verb scams, scamming or scammed
(tr)
to swindle (someone) by means of a trick