counterfeiter

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counterfeiter

  • /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌfɪtə(ɹ)/

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From counterfeit + -er.

noun counterfeiters

  1. A person who counterfeits. Sensations abound in this exciting melodramatic production dealing with the life of a French adventureress, madly in love with a counterfeiter, whom she betrays when she learns he has secretly wedded a famous female detective, only to aid him to escape when the officers are about to arrest him.

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noun a person who counterfeits

Españolfalsificador
한국어위조자 wijoja
日本語偽造者 gizōsha
中文偽造者 /伪造者 wèizàozhě
Portuguêsfalsificador
Françaisfaux-monnayeur, contrefacteur
DeutschFalschmünzer
Italianocontraffattore, falsario
Ελληνικάπαραχαράκτης paracharáktis, πλαστογράφος plastográfos
Românăcontrafăcător, falsificator
Русскийфальшивомоне́тчик falʹšivomonétčik
العربيةمُزَوِّر muzawwir

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"counterfeiter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/counterfeiter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{counterfeiter_2026,
  title = {counterfeiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counterfeiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}