forger

forge ¹  (fôrj, frj)

n.

1. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.

2. A workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought iron.

v. forged, forg·ing, forg·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.

b. To form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press.

2. To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort: forge a treaty; forge a close relationship.

3. To fashion or reproduce for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit: forge a signature.

v.intr.

1. To work at a forge or smithy.

2. To make a forgery or counterfeit.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *faurga, from Latin fabrica, from faber, worker.]

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forgea·bili·ty n.

forgea·ble adj.

forger n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forger - someone who operates a forge         metalworker, smith - someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
	2.	forger - someone who makes copies illegally counterfeiter coiner - a maker of counterfeit coins beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true paperhanger - someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money

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forger

noun counterfeiter, copier, copyist, falsifier, coiner

Translations

forger [ˈfɔːdʒəʳ] n → falsificador(a) m/f

forger [ˈfɔːdʒəʳ] forge n → faussaire m

forger [ˈfɔːdʒəʳ] forge n → Fälscher(in) m(f)

forger [ˈfɔːdʒəʳ] n → contraffattore m