"fraudmeister" meaning in All languages combined

See fraudmeister on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fraudmeisters [plural]
Etymology: fraud + -meister Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fraud|meister}} fraud + -meister Head templates: {{en-noun}} fraudmeister (plural fraudmeisters)
  1. A person who commits fraud for profit. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fraudster

Inflected forms

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