# scammer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskæmə/ · frequency rank #30,959

## Definitions
1. A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.

## Etymology
From scam + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-summer)
- **simmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-simmer)
- **Sommer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-sommer)
- **slammed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-slammed)
- **scanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-scanner)
- **swimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-swimmer)
- **scatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-scatter)
- **Schumer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-schumer)
- **shimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-shimmer)
- **slimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-slimmer)
- **Sameer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sameer-vs-scammer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`csammer`, `sacmmer`, `scamemr`, `scamer`, `scammerr`, `scammre`, `sccammer`, `scmamer`, `sscammer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scammer