counterfeiter

coun·ter·feit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koun-ter-fit]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt/
- /ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-fit]
- /ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt/

Definitions of counterfeiter word

adjective counterfeiter made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills. 1
adjective counterfeiter pretended; unreal: counterfeit grief. 1
noun counterfeiter an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery. 1
noun counterfeiter Archaic. a copy. 1
noun counterfeiter Archaic. a close likeness; portrait. 1
noun counterfeiter Obsolete. impostor; pretender. 1

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Origin of counterfeiter

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English countrefet false, forged < Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, past participle of conterfere to copy, imitate, equivalent to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ Latin facere (see fact); (v.) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet

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Parts of speech for Counterfeiter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterfeiter

counterfeiter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for counterfeiter

noun counterfeiter

pretender — a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
plagiarist — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
paperhanger — a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.
forger — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.

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