faker

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who fakes something.

2. 2

   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!
3. 3

   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)
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   1. 4

      A thief.

   2. 5

      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; […]
   3. 6

      A snake oil salesman

      A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.

      • All the doctor has to do nowadays is to read the labels on the bottles and boxes of samples the faker brings him.
      • Business interests citizens against the food adulterator are severely hampered and injured and the "patent-medicine” faker.
   4. 7

      comparative form of fake

      comparative form of fake: more fake.

      • The name sounds faker than fake.
      • He returns my smile, although his is probably faker than mine.
      • She's faker than the plastic food in the pictures on the McDonald's menu.

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