Counterfeiter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counterfeiter \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.
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              The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.
                                                    --Camden.
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     2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who
        makes false pretenses.
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              Counterfeiters of devotion.           --Sherwood.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  counterfeiter
       n : someone who makes copies illegally [syn: {forger}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterfeiter":
     Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli,
     Machiavellian, actor, ape, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler,
     charmer, coin-clipper, coiner, conformist, copier, copycat,
     copyist, cuckoo, deceiver, deluder, dissembler, dissimulator,
     dodger, 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, 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