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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFälscher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfɛlʃɐ
"Der Fälscher wurde zu einer langjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who makes illegal fake copies of money, official documents, or valuable goods with the intent to deceive.
"The federal police finally arrested the notorious counterfeiter who had been printing fake hundred-dollar bills for years." - 2
Someone who creates fraudulent replicas of high-end consumer products or art to sell them as authentic.
"Customs agents seized hundreds of designer handbags from a suspected counterfeiter at the port."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'contrefeteur', based on the verb 'contrefaire' (to imitate, mimic, or forge), which stems from Latin 'contra-' (against, in imitation of) and 'facere' (to make or do). Entering the English language in the late Middle Ages, the term originally referred to anyone who made false copies or imitations, but over time it specialized primarily into legal and financial terminology for those who illegally forge currency or documents.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Counterfeiter" is said worldwide
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contrefaisur
Transliteration: kõ.trə.fɛ.zœʁ
Script: contrefaiseur
"La police a arrêté un dangereux contrefaiseur de billets de banque."
Fälscher
Transliteration: ˈfɛlʃɐ
"Der Fälscher wurde zu einer langjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt."
falsario
Transliteration: falˈzaː.rjo
"Il falsario produceva banconote perfette ma è stato scoperto."
falsificador
Transliteration: fal.si.fi.kaˈðoɾ
"La policía desmanteló la red de un conocido falsificador."
falsificador
Transliteration: faw.si.fi.kaˈdoɾ
"O falsificador tentou passar notas falsas no mercado local."
जाली नोट बनानेवाला
Transliteration: jaali not bananevala
"पुलिस ने एक बड़े जाली नोट बनानेवाले को गिरफ्तार किया।"
伪造者
Transliteration: wěi zào zhě
"警方成功抓获了这名制造假币的伪造者。"
위조범
Transliteration: wijo-beom
"경찰은 화폐를 유통한 위조범을 체포했다."
偽造者
Transliteration: gizōsha
"警察は巧みな偽造者を逮捕した。"
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