Definition of "phisher" [phisher]

• A person who engages in phishing. (noun)

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• "In reality, it was a "phisher," which is someone who sends messages trying to fool e-mailers into divulging passwords and other personal information."
• ""phisher" sets up a look-alike website (of a bank, for example) and sends out legitimate looking emails to lure in victims."
• "You could get this from an email or from visiting websites which are often phisher sites made to look like the real thing."