Definition
A person who defrauds; someone who commits fraud or deceives others for personal gain.
Etymology
From defraud + -er (agent suffix). This combines the fraud root with the -er suffix indicating a person who performs an action.
Kelly Says
A defrauder is a con artist or scammer—history's most famous defrauders, like Bernie Madoff, created elaborate schemes that fooled thousands of intelligent people for decades.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحتال
moo-ha-tal
CACatalà
fraudel
fraw-del
CSČeština
podvodník
po-dvo-d-nik
DADansk
bedrager
be-dra-ger
DEDeutsch
Betrüger
bet-roo-ger
ELΕλληνικά
απάτη
a-pa-tee
ESEspañol
estafador
es-ta-fa-dor
FAفارسی
دروغگو
do-roog-goo
FRFrançais
escroc
es-kroh
HIहिन्दी
धोखाधड़ी
dho-kha-dha-ree
HUMagyar
megcsaló
meg-cha-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipu
pe-ni-pu
ITItaliano
frode
froh-deh
MRMR
धोकाधड़ी
dho-kha-dha-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
penipu
pe-ni-pu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
fraudeur
fraw-der
NONorsk
bedrager
be-dra-ger
PTPortuguês
estafador
es-ta-fa-dor
RUРусский
мошенник
mosh-en-nik
SVSvenska
bedragare
be-dra-ga-reh
SWKiswahili
mwanaume
mwa-na-ume
TAதமிழ்
பணம் திருடு
pa-nam thi-ru-du
THไทย
ผู้ฉ้อโกง
poo-che-t-goong
TRTürkçe
sahteci
sah-teh-chi
UKУкраїнська
defraudator
de-fraw-da-tor
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lyuh-a-dao