faker

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪkɚ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English faken English fake Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English faker From fake + -er.

comparative form of fake: more fake.
“The name sounds faker than fake.”
“He returns my smile, although his is probably faker than mine.”

noun

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?”
“Sonic: I found you, faker!”
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)”
A thief.
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.”
“All the doctor has to do nowadays is to read the labels on the bottles and boxes of samples the faker brings him.”