Meaning of COUNTERFEITER
| Pronunciation: | | k'awnturf`itur
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who makes copies illegally |
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| | Synonyms: | | forger |
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| | See Also: | | beguiler, cheat, cheater, coiner, deceiver, paperhanger, slicker, trickster | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coun"ter*feit`er\ (-f?t`?r), n.
1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates;
especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a
forger.
The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.
--Camden.
2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who
makes false pretenses.
Counterfeiters of devotion. --Sherwood.
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| | Related Terms: | | actor, ape, Artful Dodger, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler, Casanova, charmer, coin-clipper, coiner, conformist, copier, copycat, copyist, cuckoo, deceiver, deluder, dissembler, dissimulator, dodger, Don Juan, double-dealer, duper, echo, echoer, echoist, enchanter, entrancer, faker, fooler, forger, gay deceiver, hoaxer, hypnotizer, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, jilt, jilter, joker, jokester, kidder, leg-puller, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, mesmerizer, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker, minter, mintmaster, misleader, mocker, mockingbird, moneyer, monkey, parrot, phony, plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, practical joker, ragger, role-player, seducer, sheep, simulator, spoofer, tease, teaser |
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