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 orimpersonator
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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Examples
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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?
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“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.
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“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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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But when I checked the OED definition, I found that the OED gives it a sense of "faker" as an Americanism.
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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.
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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
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