noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who engages in phishing attacks.

Synonyms

All synonyms

phisherman

Example

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"As a phisher, Carl preyed on older and less tech-savvy computer users."

Etymology

From phish + -er, modeled on fisher.

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