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A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A person who forges metals.
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someone who makes copies illegally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: counterfeiter
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Broader terms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
Narrower terms: coiner, paperhanger
someone who operates a forge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smith, metalworker
From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge + -er.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
կեղծարար
(keġcarar)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Bulgarian :
фалшифика́тор
(falšifikátor)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Catalan :
forjador
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Chinese Mandarin :
偽造者 /伪造者
(wèizàozhě)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Czech :
padělatel
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Danish :
forfalsker
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Dutch :
vervalser
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Finnish :
väärentäjä
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
French :
faussaire
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
French :
forgeur
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
German :
Fälscher
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
German :
Fälscherin
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Hebrew :
זַיְפָן
(zayfán)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Hungarian :
hamisító
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Italian :
falsario
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Italian :
falsaria
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Japanese :
偽造者
(gizōsha)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Korean :
위조자
(wijoja)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Latin :
falsārius
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Middle English :
forger
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Polish :
fałszerz
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Polish :
fałszerka
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Portuguese :
forjador
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Portuguese :
forjadora
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Portuguese :
falsificador
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Portuguese :
falsificadora
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Russian :
фальсифика́тор
(falʹsifikátor)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Russian :
подде́лыватель
(poddélyvatelʹ)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Russian :
фальшивомоне́тчик
(falʹšivomonétčik)
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Spanish :
falsario
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Spanish :
falsaria
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Spanish :
falsificador
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Spanish :
falsificadora
— person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud; counterfeiter
Bulgarian :
кова́ч
(kováč)
— person who forges metals
Catalan :
forjador
— person who forges metals
Catalan :
fargaire
— person who forges metals
Finnish :
väärentäjä
— person who forges metals
French :
forgeron
— person who forges metals
French :
forgeronne
— person who forges metals
French :
forgeur
— person who forges metals
German :
Schmied
— person who forges metals
German :
Schmiedin
— person who forges metals
Ingrian :
takoja
— person who forges metals
Latgalian :
kaļvs
— person who forges metals
Latvian :
kalējs
— person who forges metals
Middle English :
forger
— person who forges metals
Portuguese :
forjador
— person who forges metals
Portuguese :
forjadora
— person who forges metals
Russian :
кузне́ц
(kuznéc)
— person who forges metals
Russian :
кова́ль
(koválʹ)
— person who forges metals
Spanish :
forjador
— person who forges metals
Spanish :
forjadora
— person who forges metals