Faker (Noun)
Meaning
A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The politician's opponents accused her of being a faker who promised the world but had no intention of delivering on her campaign pledges.
- The company's CEO was exposed as a faker after it was discovered that he had lied about his educational background.
- Some people think the popular self-help guru is a faker who uses his charisma to peddle pseudoscientific advice.
- After the charity scandal, the organization's founder was widely regarded as a faker who had lined his own pockets with donated funds.
- The police were on the lookout for a faker who had been scamming elderly residents in the neighborhood by posing as a utility worker.