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Synonyms for counterfeiter

Grammar : Noun
Spell : koun-ter-fit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt

Définition of counterfeiter

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French contrefait "imitated" (Modern French contrefait), past participle of contrefaire "imitate," from contre- "against" (see contra-) + faire "to make, to do" (from Latin facere; see factitious). Medieval Latin contrafactio meant "setting in opposition or contrast." Related: Counterfeited; counterfeiting. The noun and adjective are from late 14c.
  • noun forger
Example sentences :
  • Larry la Roche had been a counterfeiter and was a consummate penman.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Water-marked paper has, so far, escaped the counterfeiter's arts.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 14, 1881 » by Various
  • Some thought he was a counterfeiter in disguise, and others called him a conjurer.
  • Extract from : « Sheppard Lee, Vol. I (of 2) » by Robert Montgomery Bird
  • What do you think was the counterfeiter's excuse for running away?
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, November 23, 1880 » by Various
  • The counterfeiter, like other copyists, reproduces as accurately as possible the final result.
  • Extract from : « The Social Gangster » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • In 1750 a counterfeiter of that time was sentenced to death.
  • Extract from : « Curious Punishments of Bygone Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • "I want the one who is a—counterfeiter," I answered, with some hesitation.
  • Extract from : « Told by the Death's Head » by Mr Jkai
  • But he stole our raft, and he is a counterfeiter, and there's a reward offered for him.
  • Extract from : « Raftmates » by Kirk Munroe
  • Things have changed for the counterfeiter, too, and they are not for the best from his point of view.
  • Extract from : « Disputed Handwriting » by Jerome B. Lavay
  • The counterfeiter had escaped, he said, and he had wounded him.
  • Extract from : « Romance of California Life » by John Habberton

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