faker
Americannoun
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fakers
plural
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a person who fakes.
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a petty swindler.
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a peddler or street vendor of articles of dubious value.
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Origin of faker
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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
She's either a caring person or a great faker.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
As a lapsed Catholic and nonbeliever I have avoided Mass, prayer and religion because to participate I would feel like a faker.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2022
The next faker on my list is … Diana Ross.
From Slate ● May 10, 2021
And I guess now I don’t feel like a big faker for trying to put my life back together.
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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