Meaning of Faker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who fakes something.
2. An impostor or impersonator.
3. A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise.
   broadly
4. A thief.
   obsolete
5. A peddler of petty things.
   obsolete
6. A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Business interests citizens against the food adulterator are severely hampered and injured and the "patent-medicine” faker.”

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