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faker

/ˈfeɪkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)

noun fakers

One who fakes something.
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?
broadly A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise. faker: A friendly track acting as a hostile for exercise purposes. (STANAG 1241)
obsolete A thief.
obsolete A peddler of petty things. He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker [umbrella seller], has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]
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.

adjective

comparative comparative form of fake: more fake. The name sounds faker than fake.

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@misc{faker_2026,
  title = {faker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}