Dictionary entry

Counterfeiter

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Coun″ter‐feit′er (–f?t′?r), n. 1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger.

The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.

Camden.

2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses.

Counterfeiters of devotion.

Sherwood.