counterfeiter
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Counterfeiter \Coun"ter*feit`er\ (-f?t`?r), n.
1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates;
especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a
forger.
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The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.
--Camden.
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2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who
makes false pretenses.
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Counterfeiters of devotion. --Sherwood.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterfeiter":
Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli,
Machiavellian, actor, ape, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler,
charmer, coin-clipper, coiner, conformist, copier, copycat,
copyist, cuckoo, deceiver, deluder, dissembler, dissimulator,
dodger, double-dealer, duper, echo, echoer, echoist, enchanter,
entrancer, faker, fooler, forger, gay deceiver, hoaxer, hypnotizer,
hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, jilt, jilter, joker,
jokester, kidder, leg-puller, mesmerizer, mime, mimer, mimic,
mimicker, minter, mintmaster, misleader, mocker, mockingbird,
moneyer, monkey, parrot, phony, plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor,
poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, practical joker, ragger,
role-player, seducer, sheep, simulator, spoofer, tease, teaser
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