forger

/ˈfɔːrdʒər/ /ˈfɔːrdʒɚ/

Meanings

noun

A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.

Examples :

"The police arrested the forger who was making fake driver's licenses. "

noun

A person who forges metals.

Examples :

"The forger heated the iron until it glowed red, then hammered it into the shape of a horseshoe. "

job person industry material work

Related Words

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

hammered verb

/ˈhæməd/ /ˈhæmərd/

To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

"Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."

licenses noun

/ˈlaɪsənsɪz/ /ˈlaɪsənˌsɪz/

A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

"The restaurant owner needed to renew all of his business licenses to stay open legally. "

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

documents noun

/ˈdɒkjʊmənts/ /ˈdɑkjəmənts/

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

"The school required all students to submit their application documents to prove their enrollment. "

creates verb

/kriˈeɪts/ /kriˈeɪtəs/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

arrested verb

/əˈɹɛstɪd/

To stop the motion of (a person or animal).

"The sudden loud noise arrested the child's movement, causing him to freeze in place. "

horseshoe noun

/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːɹ.ʃuː/

The U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse.

"The blacksmith carefully hammered the horseshoe onto the horse's hoof. "

defraud verb

/dɪ.ˈfɹɔːd/

To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.

"The con artist defrauded the elderly woman out of her life savings. "

forgeries noun

/ˈfɔːrdʒəriz/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒəriz/

The act of forging metal into shape.

"the forgery of horseshoes"

falsifies verb

/ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪz/

To alter so as to make false; to make incorrect.

"to falsify a record or document"

illicit noun

/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

A banned or unlawful item.

"The illicit drugs were discovered hidden in the school locker. "