hoaxer

Noun

Meaning

One who hoaxes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prankster trickster cut-up practical joker tricker joker dodger faker shark pretender charlatan humbug fraud fake cheat
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Antonyms

sap gull tool faithful mediator fairness
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Hypernyms

mischief-maker bad hat troubler troublemaker trouble maker

Related terms

hoax

Examples

A clever costume on a moving hoaxer would expose, not conceal a fraud." Source: Internet

A notable instance is provided by the comedian and hoaxer Rodney Marks, citation who in public performances as a corporate comedian has used over one hundred different aliases indicative of the hoax features. Source: Internet

In The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874, as it became known, the speaker would encourage the listener to act foolishly by reacting to patent nonsense that the hoaxer deliberately presents as reality. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hoax hoaxable hoaxee hoaxical hoaxing hoaxlike