Faker
noun
A person who pretends to be something or someone they are not, especially in order to deceive.
Many people on the Internet turn out to be fakers who are not as they present themselves.
Often appears as...
- internet faker
- professional faker
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Disapproving
noun
A person who falsely claims to have a certain skill, quality, or ability.
He claimed to be an experienced pilot, but he was just a faker.
Often appears as...
- skillful faker
- clever faker
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Disapproving
noun
A person who pretends to be something or someone they are not, especially in order to deceive.
Many people on the Internet turn out to be fakers who are not as they present themselves.
Often appears as...
- internet faker
- professional faker
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who falsely claims to have a certain skill, quality, or ability.
He claimed to be an experienced pilot, but he was just a faker.
Often appears as...
- skillful faker
- clever faker
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Deceitful Intent
Used to describe someone intentionally misleading others by faking identity or claims.
She discovered the man was a faker, using a stolen identity online.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or untrustworthiness.
The so-called expert was just a faker, unqualified for the job.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Usage
May refer to someone adopting popular trends without genuine appreciation, common in youth slang.
Among music fans, he was considered a faker for following the latest fads.
Pro Tip 1/3Deceitful Intent
Used to describe someone intentionally misleading others by faking identity or claims.
She discovered the man was a faker, using a stolen identity online.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or untrustworthiness.
The so-called expert was just a faker, unqualified for the job.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Usage
May refer to someone adopting popular trends without genuine appreciation, common in youth slang.
Among music fans, he was considered a faker for following the latest fads.
Pro Tip 1/3Deceitful Intent
Used to describe someone intentionally misleading others by faking identity or claims.
She discovered the man was a faker, using a stolen identity online.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Carries a negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or untrustworthiness.
The so-called expert was just a faker, unqualified for the job.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Usage
May refer to someone adopting popular trends without genuine appreciation, common in youth slang.
Among music fans, he was considered a faker for following the latest fads.
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Are you a giver or a...
The other combination we forget about is the deadly one -- the agreeable taker, also known as the faker. This is the person who's nice to your face, and then will stab you right in the back. And my favorite way to catch these people in the interview process is to ask the question,
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
faker it is magnificent and I also like to say this is money fake we are following you very slowly quietly Chandana keeping your peace no rush
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Are you a giver or a...
The other combination we forget about is the deadly one -- the agreeable taker, also known as the faker. This is the person who's nice to your face, and then will stab you right in the back. And my favorite way to catch these people in the interview process is to ask the question,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
faker it is magnificent and I also like to say this is money fake we are following you very slowly quietly Chandana keeping your peace no rush
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Quote examples
Malcolm Mclaren
English Musician
There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're not supposed to enter. It's the only way to fight your way through to any kind of authentic feeling in a world beset by fakery.
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Tom Payne
English Actor
When learning boxing and martial arts, there wasn't any fakery in my training. When teaching you the basics of fighting, even though it's faked for the camera, they teach you to do it for real.
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Keith Thurman
American Boxer
I call myself the world's best faker. It was hard to get piano lessons, it was hard to dedicate myself into reading the music, but it doesn't stop me from touching the keys.
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
Even today, a lot of the CGI you see in movies is so clean and crisp that it just looks fake. It's weird: the more advanced they get, the faker it looks.
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Carrie Brownstein
American Musician
In the realm of fakery, I would choose 'Rock Band' over 'American Idol' or over any of the other flimsy truths masquerading as music.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really can't.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me!
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Kathie Lee Gifford
American Entertainer
We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.
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Ryan Paevey
American Actor
I'm a terrible faker.
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Malcolm Mclaren
English Musician
There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're not supposed to enter. It's the only way to fight your way through to any kind of authentic feeling in a world beset by fakery.
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Tom Payne
English Actor
When learning boxing and martial arts, there wasn't any fakery in my training. When teaching you the basics of fighting, even though it's faked for the camera, they teach you to do it for real.
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Keith Thurman
American Boxer
I call myself the world's best faker. It was hard to get piano lessons, it was hard to dedicate myself into reading the music, but it doesn't stop me from touching the keys.
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
Even today, a lot of the CGI you see in movies is so clean and crisp that it just looks fake. It's weird: the more advanced they get, the faker it looks.
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Carrie Brownstein
American Musician
In the realm of fakery, I would choose 'Rock Band' over 'American Idol' or over any of the other flimsy truths masquerading as music.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really can't.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me!
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Kathie Lee Gifford
American Entertainer
We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.
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Ryan Paevey
American Actor
I'm a terrible faker.
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