Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who fakes; specifically, in the life-saving service, a surfman whose duty it is to fake the shot-lines in a faking-box.
  • noun A pickpocket; a thief.
  • noun One who sells or deals in fakes; specifically, a street-vender.
  • noun A hanger-on of the theatrical profession.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Slang, Slang One who fakes something
  • noun Slang, Slang a thief.
  • noun Slang, Slang a peddler of petty things.
  • noun Slang a workman who dresses things up.
  • noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun one who fakes something
  • noun an impostor or impersonator

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word faker.

Examples

  • And by the way, do you suppose that this guy actually uses the word faker in his screen name might be a clue to his authenticity?

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • “Every dollar that’s lost to a faker is one more dollar that can’t be spent on a veteran,” said O’Neill, whose office is responsible for rooting out those who defraud VA.

    Phony Veterans and POW's - Article Index 2010

  • “Every dollar that’s lost to a faker is one more dollar that can’t be spent on a veteran,” said O’Neill, whose office is responsible for rooting out those who defraud VA.

    Valor database idea stirs interest 2010

  • Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities 'I never qualified for disability benefit, yet I'm still called a faker' Youth unemployment report calls for co-ordinated action in 600 hotspots Boy, 11, drowned in respite centre pool after carers were distracted - inquest Follow the latest news on the NHS reforms with our team of health specialists

    The Guardian World News Denis Campbell 2012

  • Djokovic did not take kindly to being called a faker, and beat Roddick in the quarter-finals in New York.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • This video Sen. Mike Duffy calling Peter Stoffer MP, a "faker" prior to dashing off an RCMP mess dinner, and this post at Dawg's, caused me to imagine a near future headline reading "Mike Duffy appointed RCMP Commissioner".

    Random Associations... Boris 2009

  • This video Sen. Mike Duffy calling Peter Stoffer MP, a "faker" prior to dashing off an RCMP mess dinner, and this post at Dawg's, caused me to imagine a near future headline reading "Mike Duffy appointed RCMP Commissioner".

    Archive 2009-11-01 Alison 2009

  • But when I checked the OED definition, I found that the OED gives it a sense of "faker" as an Americanism.

    languagehat.com: FAKIR/FAKER 2004

  • The implication, it seems to me, is that 'faker' is not just an occasional misuse but a common US meaning, and I don't agree.

    languagehat.com: FAKIR/FAKER 2004

  • The method of working in the poorer specimens is very simple, and it pays the "faker" to sell for £2 or £3 what takes, perhaps, only half a day to produce.

    Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Emily Leigh Lowes

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.