All hoser synonyms
hosΒ·er
H h noun hoser
- crook β A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- swindler β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- hustler β an enterprising person determined to succeed; go-getter.
- con man β A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- faker β anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- actor β An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- counterfeiter β made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- humbug β something intended to delude or deceive.
- phony β not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- bum β Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- pretender β a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- impostor β a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- pseudo β not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- put-on β an act or instance of putting someone on.
- charlatan β You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- shark β a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- simulator β a person or thing that simulates.
- four-flusher β a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- play-act β to engage in make-believe.
- shammer β a person who shams.
- slicker β a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it: oil slick.
- con artist β A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
- bunco artist β a confidence trickster or con artist
- flimflammer β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- quacksalver β a quack doctor.
- deceiver β to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- cheater β A cheater is someone who cheats.
- bilk β To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- scammer β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sharpie β sharper.
- smoothie β a person who has a winningly polished manner: He's such a smoothie he could charm the stripes off a tiger.
- confidence man β A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- fleecer β A person who fleeces; a swindler.