faker \fak"er\, n. [Sometimes erroneously written fakir.]
   1. One who fakes something; as
      (a) a thief.
      (b), a peddler of petty things.
      (c) a workman who dresses things up. [Slang]
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

   Syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham,
        pseudo, pseud, role player.
        [WordNet 1.5]

	

	faker
     n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor,
          pretender, fake, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo,
          pseud, role player]