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adj
comparative form of fake: more fake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
One who fakes something.
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noun
An impostor or impersonator.
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noun
A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise.
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Usage: broadly
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A thief.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
A peddler of petty things.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.
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noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
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Broader terms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
Narrower terms: name dropper, ringer
History
Etymology tree English fake Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English faker From fake + -er.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
