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faker

[fey-ker] / ˈfeɪ kər /


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He’s not as unapologetically hammy as Andrew Polec’s Pirelli, the tonsorial con man who adopts a fake mustache and an even faker Italian accent, but he lends the musical a satiric gaiety.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

She's either a caring person or a great faker.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2022

Pearson saw in McCarthy a witch hunter who couldn’t snare a witch — precisely the sort of faker he’d spent his career exposing.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2020

The former faker described the Met’s specialist art and antiques detectives as an “occupational hazard” when he was active.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2017

And I guess now I don’t feel like a big faker for trying to put my life back together.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

Instead, it emboldened a new generation of fakers who saw the easy money he made off eager buyers and realized that others involved in the fraud weren’t held accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

It looks like they might be part of a wider phenomenon of overseas fakers targeting UK audiences with disruptive content.

From BBC May 16, 2026

She said the point is to protect what they create, such as merchandise and a detailed log of what the eagles are up to, from fakers.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

Mr. Musk trashed Mr. Zuckerberg’s Instagram as a dwelling for fakers and phonies in a Wednesday evening post to Twitter.

From Washington Times Jul. 6, 2023

A whole lot of them fake for the cameras, but even the fakers have more money than me.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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