counterfeit vs mountebank

counterfeit

noun
  • One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter. 

  • A non-genuine article; a fake. 

verb
  • To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of. 

  • Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board. 

adj
  • Inauthentic. 

  • False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine. 

  • Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical. 

mountebank

noun
  • One who sells by deception; a con artist. 

  • One who sells dubious medicines. 

  • Any boastful, false pretender. 

verb
  • To act as a mountebank. 

  • To cheat by boasting and false pretenses. 

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