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- Old French · derived fromforgiere
- Middle English · inherited fromforger
- English todayforger
From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge + -er.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
forger
Today it means: A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter. Full definition →
Middle English forger ← Old French forgiere