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COUNTERFEITER (counterfeiter)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterfeiter mean? 

COUNTERFEITER (noun)
  The noun COUNTERFEITER has 1 sense:

1. someone who makes copies illegallyplay

  Familiarity information: COUNTERFEITER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUNTERFEITER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who makes copies illegally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

counterfeiter; forger

Hypernyms ("counterfeiter" is a kind of...):

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counterfeiter"):

coiner (a maker of counterfeit coins)

paperhanger (someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money)

Derivation:

counterfeit (make a copy of with the intent to deceive)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." (English proverb)

"What the people believe is true." (Native American proverb, Anishinabe)

"For smart people, signs can replace words." (Arabic proverb)

"What comes easily is lost easily." (Egyptian proverb)



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