counterfeiter

[US]/'kauntə,fitə/
[UK]/ˈkaʊntɚˌfɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who makes fake currency or documents.

Example Sentences

The police arrested a notorious counterfeiter in the city.

Counterfeiters often target popular brands for their illegal activities.

The government implemented stricter measures to crack down on counterfeiters.

Counterfeiters use advanced technology to replicate official documents.

Counterfeiters face severe penalties if caught selling fake products.

The counterfeiter was sentenced to prison for producing fake identification cards.

Real-world Examples

Number one: here's a typical online counterfeiter's website.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

We're after an Israeli counterfeiter goes by the name of Ghovat.

Source: Clever Detective and Thief

The ACA has successfully lobbied for stiff penalties to deter would-be counterfeiters.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Let's all identify counterfeiters, and don't give them our money.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The counterfeiter would need to have access to an injection molding machine that costs more than $300,000.

Source: VOA Standard January 2014 Collection

Counterfeiters register expired domain names as a way of keeping up the old website's Google page ranking.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The counterfeiters were soon caught, but the authorities were alarmed by how easy they were able to copy the money.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

" A printing press—a counterfeiter's outfit, " said Holmes.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

Thailand often carries out raids on counterfeiters and publicizes the destruction of fake goods.

Source: VOA Special April 2017 Collection

The life, the example, the teaching, the death of Christ, the meaning and the law of the whole gospels—nothing was left of all this after that counterfeiter in hatred had reduced it to his uses.

Source: The Death of God

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