catfisher
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I’ve done a lot of online dating and I’ve had catfishers hit on me before, but usually it’s obvious."
- "The latest in a long line of dirty dating tactics to emerge is “wokefishing,” a term coined by writer Serena Smith. “People masquerade as holding progressive political views to ensnare potential partners,” Smith told Vice. Wokefishermen can be thought of like catfishers — those who use fake online personas to defraud victims — but only for sex instead of money."
- "Catfishers lie and mislead people in their search for intimate and personal relationships through text, chat rooms, email, instant messaging, and other apps."
- "‘Lots of really smart people get taken in by catfishers.’ ‘Catfishers? Is that what you think is happening?’ ‘I don’t know. I think it’s possible.’ ‘You watch too much internet,’ Roly scoffed and they walked on in silence."
Etymology
From catfish + -er.