Faker
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 One who fakes something.
- 2 a person who makes deceitful pretenses wordnet
- 3 An impostor or impersonator.
"The ordinary Christian will read the claims of the New Thought fakers with contempt; but have I not shown the Catholic Church publishing long lists of money-miracles?"
- 4 A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise. broadly
"faker: A friendly track acting as a hostile for exercise purposes. (STANAG 1241)"
- 5 A thief. obsolete
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- 6 A peddler of petty things. obsolete
"He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker [umbrella seller], has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]"
- 7 A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.
"Yet the faker is not an unpopular visitor to the country fair. On the contrary, a country fair at which was not heard the stentorian shouts of the faker to "come on, boys; here's the chance to make your fortune," would be considered a dismal failure."
- 1 comparative form of fake: more fake. comparative, form-of
"The name sounds faker than fake."
Example
More examples"That expression is faker than a coin with my face on it."
Etymology
From fake + -er.
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