Fraudster
/ˈfrɔːd.stə/noun
A person who commits fraud or deception for gain.
Did you know?The core word fraud comes from Latin fraus, meaning “deceit” or “injury,” and English later added the agent suffix -ster, which often marked a person associated with a practice or trade.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
fraus
“deceit, fraud, injury, or harm”
Old French
OF
fraude
“deceit, trickery, fraud”
Middle English
English
fraude
“deceit, cheating, wrongful gain”
Middle English
English
-ster
“agent suffix used for a person connected with an activity”
Modern English
English
fraudster
“a person who commits fraud”
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