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- [hohks]
- /hoʊks/
- /həʊks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohks]
- /hoʊks/
Definitions of hoaxer word
- noun hoaxer something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax. 1
- verb with object hoaxer to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink. 1
- noun hoaxer A person who tricks or deceives someone by means of a hoax. 1
- noun hoaxer practical joker 1
- countable noun hoaxer A hoaxer is someone who carries out a hoax. 0
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Origin of hoaxer
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; perhaps contraction of hocus
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Parts of speech for Hoaxer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoaxer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hoaxer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoaxer
noun hoaxer
- forger — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
Antonyms for hoaxer
noun hoaxer
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- justice — Donald, 1925–2004, U.S. poet.
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