lurer
One who tempts
A lurer is someone or something that lures—that entices, tempts, or draws others toward something, often with deceptive intent.
The word carries a predatory connotation: Police set up a sting operation to catch the lurer.
It appears in compound forms like child lurer in crime reporting.
Cunning deceiver in myth
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · scammer · grifter · manipulator · schemer · predator · catfish · phisher
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
entrapment · baiting · grooming · false promises · misdirection · honey trap · catfishing · phishing
Lure for prey
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- hookCurved catching device
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- come-onAttempt to attract someone
inducement · incentive · attraction · appeal · draw · seduction · charm · invitation
False target for misdirection
- callerOne who phones
- whistlerProducer of high-pitched sounds
- trapperOne who catches animals
- anglerOne who casts lines
falconer · duck call · bird call · fly · spinner · jig · chum · scent
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- teaserSomething that piques interest
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- impMinor mischief-making devil
rogue · joker · tempter · instigator · troublemaker · agitator
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- conmanFraud who deceives for profit
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
impostor · charlatan · scammer · grifter · manipulator · schemer · predator · catfish · phisher · hustler
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
manipulation · entrapment · baiting · grooming · false promises · misdirection · honey trap · catfishing · phishing · ambush
bait
Lure for prey
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- hookCurved catching device
- carrotEdible orange taproot
come-on · inducement · incentive · attraction · appeal · draw · seduction · charm · invitation · persuasion
decoy
False target for misdirection
angler · falconer · duck call · bird call · fly · spinner · jig · chum · scent · blind
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- teaserSomething that piques interest
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
imp · rogue · joker · tempter · instigator · troublemaker · agitator
lurerrepeller
Thing that drives away
discourager · frightener · scarer · dissuader · rebuffer
- fishing lureDecoy to attract fish
- artificial luresManufactured fishing bait
- lure fishingAngling using artificial baits
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