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Meaning of phisher in English:

phisher

noun

See phishing

‘The requirements were partially a reflection of the threat landscape of more than two years ago, which was dominated by phishers.’
  • ‘Anyone operating on behalf of a known spammer or phisher would receive the same punishment.’
  • ‘At first phishing consisted only of a social engineering scam in which phishers spammed consumer e-mail accounts with letters ostensibly from banks.’
  • ‘Meanwhile, the phishers will reel in even more victims.’
  • ‘All known spammers or phishers would, where identified, be banned from the system for five years or life.’