Fakester
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fakester is a noun meaning A person who seeks to deceive others.
Meaning
A person who seeks to deceive others.
More Meanings
- (Internet) A user account on a social networking site with a profile containing information of a false, satirical, or promotional nature.
- (slang) A person who affects a behavior, style, or attitude.
Example Sentences
She was preppy. Seriously preppy. And not in a fakester way, like an Abercrombie Zombie or a Polo-poser.
And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo.
These "fakesters" portray themselves as everything from inanimate objects like the World Trade Center to celebrities like Paris Hilton to historical forces like War (which lists its profession as "resolving disputes").
Word Forms
- fakesters
Synonyms for fakester
Depending on context, synonyms include fraudster, imposter, trickster, poseur.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include falsificator, counterfeiter, forger, deceiver, impersonator, hoaxer.
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