faker

American  

[fay-ker] / ˈfeɪ kər /

noun

• fakers
  plural

1. a person who fakes.

2. a petty swindler.

3. a peddler or street vendor of articles of dubious value.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fakers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of faker

First recorded in 1840–50; fake ¹ + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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He’s not as unapologetically hammy as Andrew Polec’s Pirelli, the tonsorial con man who adopts a fake mustache and an even faker Italian accent, but he lends the musical a satiric gaiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

And it is all filmed like a Z-grade action film where the fight scenes are faker than wrestling.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2022

“To realize you inspired a faker is just awful,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

The next faker on my list is … Diana Ross.

From Slate ● May 10, 2021

Love always, Charlie January 14, 1992 Dear friend, I feel like a big faker because I’ve been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

Bars have adopted extreme measures to combat fakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She said the point is to protect what they create, such as merchandise and a detailed log of what the eagles are up to, from fakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Mr. Musk trashed Mr. Zuckerberg’s Instagram as a dwelling for fakers and phonies in a Wednesday evening post to Twitter.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

“There are many oval structures in the fungal and botanical worlds that can be parasite egg fakers in archaeological contexts.”

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 18, 2022

A whole lot of them fake for the cameras, but even the fakers have more money than me.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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