forger
/'fɔ:dʤə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who makes illegal copies: A forger is someone who produces fraudulent imitations of documents, signatures, artwork, or currency with the intent to deceive.
- A person who operates a forge: A forger is also a worker who shapes metal by heating it in a forge and then hammering it.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Illegal Copies):
- The police arrested the forger who was producing fake passports.
- The museum discovered that the famous painting was the work of a skilled forger.
- Noun (Metal Worker):
- The village forger made beautiful iron gates and tools.
- He apprenticed as a forger to learn the traditional craft of blacksmithing.
Advanced Usage
- "Master forger": An exceptionally skilled person who creates illegal copies.
- The counterfeiting ring was led by a master forger who could replicate any banknote.
- "To be convicted as a forger": To be found guilty of the crime of forgery.
- He was convicted as a forger and sentenced to five years in prison.
Variants and Related Words
- Forge (verb): To shape metal by heating and hammering; or to produce a fraudulent copy.
- The blacksmith will forge a new sword.
- It is a crime to forge a signature.
- Forgery (noun): The crime of producing fake copies; or a forged item itself.
- He was charged with forgery.
- The document was proved to be a forgery.
Synonyms
- Counterfeiter: A person who makes fake money or goods.
- Falsifier: A person who alters information or documents to deceive.
- Blacksmith: A person who makes and repairs things in iron by hand (specifically for the metal-working meaning).
Related Phrases
- "To live the life of a forger": To be engaged in the criminal activity of forgery.
- Living the life of a forger, he was constantly looking over his shoulder.
- "The forger's hand": Referring to the distinctive style or technique of someone who creates forgeries.
- Art experts could detect the forger's hand in the brushstrokes.
Noun
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someone who makes copies illegally
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someone who operates a forge
