faker
15
5.2
- noun
- /ˈfeɪkər/
- Offensive
:
farsante
- Many internet users are wary of fakers who create fake profiles to deceive others.
- a big faker
- just a faker
- a good faker
Do we say, Oh, well, screw it, everybody is a faker, Everybody is full of it.
- Do we say, Oh, well, screw it, everybody is a faker, Everybody is full of it.
- Well, I mean it just in every possible way, it made people stupider, greedier, faker.
Examples
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TV is just a bunch of fakers.
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- Sammy was a con man, a faker.
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"There will probably be something written about this faker before the end of the week.
Fiction book (1997) -
Your faker only had one comment which showed up the next day.
Blog text (1) -
Just a big old faker.
Fiction book (2000) -
There are fakers all around.
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I will make a guess that you are one of the fakers looking for attention.
Blog text (23) -
You are a good faker, Geel Piet.
Fiction book (1992) -
At best, the fakers are desperately seeking 15 minutes of infamy.
Blog text (12) -
Well, you've been called a con artist, a race faker, an appropriator, a liar, an ethnic fraud.
Synonyms
707
1.0
A person who often says things that are not true
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
81
6.1
Something or someone that pretends to be real but is false
73
6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
65
3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
50
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
41
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits
40
4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
39
8.6
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
38
8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
33
6.2
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick or entertain people
26
8.0
A person who pretends to be someone they are not to fit in
20
4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
13
5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
13
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
8
9.9
A person who pretends to be cool to fit in with others
8
9.9
A person who often lies and makes up stories to impress or trick people
7
7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
7
6.2
A person who seems friendly but is actually dangerous or dishonest
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
4
6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
1
7.1
A person who makes up stories to trick people
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
9.5
A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else
1
8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
1
9.9
A person who acts important but is not powerful or skilled
1
8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
1
7.1
A person who changes their appearance to avoid being recognized
A person who acts to impress others rather than show true feelings
A person who pretends to have skills or money to impress others
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person or device that pretends to be something else to deceive people
Compounds
How Deceptive
577
4.0
40
4.8
- Offensive
38
8.6
- Offensive
15
5.2
- Offensive
26
8.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word faker comes from the common word fake, which means 'not real' or 'to pretend', plus the ending -er that means 'a person who does something'. So a faker is someone who pretends or makes things look real when they are not.