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forger

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who forges metals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who makes copies illegally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: counterfeiter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

Narrower terms: coiner, paperhanger

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who operates a forge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smith, metalworker

History

Etymology

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