Synonyms of tricker

tricker

noun

ˈtri-kər 

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• sharper
• skinner
• trickster
• swindler
• cheater
• confidence man
• fraudster
• phony
• scammer
• defrauder
• fox
• chiseler
• ringer
• sharpy
• sharpie
• bilk
• fakir
• cozener
• hoaxer
• adventurer
• chiseller
• imposter
• scamster
• finagler
• bilker
• sneak
• pretender
• faker
• sham
• phoney
• fake
• impostor
• charlatan
• mountebank
• rogue
• knave
• quack
• slicker
• smoothie
• sneaker
• rascal
• schemer
• bluffer
• prankster
• gamesman
• double-dealer
• plotter
• slick
• humbug
• cardsharp
• double-crosser
• quacksalver
• fast-talker
• slickster
• cardsharper
• blackleg
• wheeler-dealer
• slyboots
• smoothy

Examples of tricker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His situation becomes tricker when a band of assassins starts chasing him. —Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023

After that, things get a little tricker. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 June 2021

Unlike unmounted options that can be rinsed and dried in a sink, depending on where it’s placed in the bathroom this one could be a bit tricker to clean. —Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2022

While that in itself makes the job hard given that social media platforms in India have millions of users who could object to thousands of posts every day, the role gets even tricker. —Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 Aug. 2021