catfisher

From catfish +‎ -er.

catfisher (plural catfishers)

1. Someone who fishes for catfish.

   Synonym: catfisherman

2. Someone who catfishes (creates a fake profile).

   Synonym: catfish

   • 2016, Diane Kelly, Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 39:

     I’ve done a lot of online dating and I’ve had catfishers hit on me before, but usually it’s obvious.

   • 2021, Renee Hobbs, “How Do People Decide Who and What to Trust?”, in Media Literacy in Action: Questioning the Media, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, part II (Judgments about Taste, Quality, and Trust), page 215:

     Catfishers lie and mislead people in their search for intimate and personal relationships through text, chat rooms, email, instant messaging, and other apps.

   • 2021, Clodagh Murphy, The Reboot, Balally Books, →ISBN:

     ‘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.

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