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Most successful forgers were smart and creative people, and many of their forgeries were consummate, even ingenious.—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025 His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 His two estranged children (Corden and Gunning), desperate for his inheritance, hire an art forger (Coel) to complete a key project from his past.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Yet just as with any art, the growing demand for these cars is also attracting forgers and thieves.—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forger
Word History
Etymology
Middle English forgere, forgeoure, borrowed from Anglo-French forgeur, forger, from forger "to forge entry 2" + -eur, -er-er entry 2
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