scambaiter

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noun

One who engages in scambaiting.

OriginEnglish scambait ← Middle English bayte ← Old Norse beita →
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Meanings

nounscambaiter (plural scambaiters)

plural scambaiters

  1. InternetOne who engages in scambaiting.

Origin

  1. Englishscam
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéydt
  4. Proto-Germanic*bītaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*baitijaną
  6. Old Norsebeita
  7. Middle Englishbayte
  8. Englishbait
  9. Englishscambait
  10. Englishscambaiter

From scambait + -er.

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APA

scambaiter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiter

MLA

“scambaiter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scambaiter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiter.

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