faker
/ˈfeɪkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An impostor or impersonator.
noun
A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.
adj
comparative form of fake: more fake.
Example Sentences
- "The ordinary Christian will read the claims of the New Thought fakers with contempt; but have I not shown the Catholic Church publishing long lists of money-miracles?"
- "Sonic: I found you, faker!"
- "faker: A friendly track acting as a hostile for exercise purposes. (STANAG 1241)"
- "He has been lagged for beaker hunting, was a mushroom faker [umbrella seller], has been on the steel for snamming a wedge sneezer; […]"
- "Yet the faker is not an unpopular visitor to the country fair. On the contrary, a country fair at which was not heard the stentorian shouts of the faker to "come on, boys; here's the chance to make your fortune," would be considered a dismal failure."
- "All the doctor has to do nowadays is to read the labels on the bottles and boxes of samples the faker brings him."
Etymology
Etymology tree English fake Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English faker From fake + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfeɪkɚ/