forger

noun

forg·​er ˈfȯr-jər How to pronounce forger (audio)
1
: one that forges metals
2
a
: a person who falsifies
especially : a creator of false tales
b
: a person guilty of forgery

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Over the following months, the real story began to leak out: Mr. Kujau was a serial art forger based in Stuttgart who specialized in fabricating Nazi-era memorabilia. Clay Risen, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024 The Christophers is a dark comedy about the estranged children of a once-famous artist who hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024 While painting a Nuenen man, the forger missed a long vertical stick used by Brabant peasants to carry bundles of wood on their backs. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 In the sordid world of professional thieves, con artists, and forgers, the answers are never clear. Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forger 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English forgere, forgeoure, borrowed from Anglo-French forgeur, forger, from forger "to forge entry 2" + -eur, -er -er entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of forger was in the 14th century

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“Forger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forger. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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