One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger. [1913 Webster]
"The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters." [1913 Webster]
One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses. [1913 Webster]
"Counterfeiters of devotion." [1913 Webster]

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THESAURUS

counterfeiter

Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, actor, ape, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler, charmer, coin-clipper, coiner, conformist, copier, copycat, copyist, cuckoo, deceiver, deluder, dissembler, dissimulator, dodger, double-dealer, duper, echo, echoer, echoist, enchanter, entrancer, faker, fooler, forger, gay deceiver, hoaxer, hypnotizer, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, jilt, jilter, joker, jokester, kidder, leg-puller, mesmerizer, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker, minter, mintmaster, misleader, mocker, mockingbird, moneyer, monkey, parrot, phony, plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, practical joker, ragger, role-player, seducer, sheep, simulator, spoofer, tease, teaser

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