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Meaning of coniacker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈkɒnijækɚ/

Definitions

A counterfeiter, a dealer in counterfeit money.

US, dated

Examples

“Among the notables we were shown [was] Biebusch, the coniacker, who was sent up from St. Louis about three months ago for ten years for the making and shoving of the queer.”
“Twenty-eight men cover this entire country hunting out counterfeits and counterfeiters, devising intricate schemes to catch the coniacker red handed in his infamous work.”
“"I sold my stock [...] and received in payment five counterfeit one-thousand-dollar-bills!" "What! You insolent man! You dare to tell me to my face that you recognize in me a coniacker or shover of the queer?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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