GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   faker (?), n. [Sometimes erroneously written fakir.]
   1. One who fakes something; as (a) a thief. (b), a peddler of petty things.  (c) a workman who dresses things up. [Slang]
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
   2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses.
   
   Syn. -- imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, pseudo, pseud, role player.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]