What does counterfeiter mean?
Definitions for counterfeiter
coun·ter·feit·er
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Princeton's WordNet
forger, counterfeiternoun
someone who makes copies illegally
Wiktionary
counterfeiternoun
A person who counterfeits
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Counterfeiternoun
A forger; one who contrives copies to pass for originals.
Etymology: from counterfeit.
Henry the second altered the coin, which was corrupted by counterfeiters, to the great good of the commonwealth. William Camden.
Wikipedia
counterfeiter
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real thing. Counterfeit products are fakes or unauthorized replicas of the real product. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product. The word counterfeit frequently describes both the forgeries of currency and documents as well as the imitations of items such as clothing, handbags, shoes, pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, unapproved aircraft parts (which have caused many accidents), watches, electronics and electronic parts, software, works of art, toys, and movies.Counterfeit products tend to have fake company logos and brands, which results in patent or trademark infringement in the case of goods. They also have a reputation for being lower quality, sometimes not working at all, and sometimes containing toxic substances such as lead. This has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, due to automobile and aviation accidents, poisoning, or ceasing to take essential compounds (e.g., in the case a person takes non-working medicine).The counterfeiting of money, mostly paper money, is usually attacked aggressively by governments worldwide.
ChatGPT
counterfeiter
A counterfeiter is an individual or entity that illegally replicates or copies something of value such as money, documents, art, or branded goods with the intention to deceive or defraud by passing off the imitation as the original or genuine item. The act of counterfeiting commonly involves the production of forged or fake items and is considered illegal due to its deceitful and fraudulent nature.
Webster Dictionary
Counterfeiternoun
one who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger
Counterfeiternoun
one who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of counterfeiter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of counterfeiter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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