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While painting a Nuenen man, the forger missed a long vertical stick used by Brabant peasants to carry bundles of wood on their backs.—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 In the sordid world of professional thieves, con artists, and forgers, the answers are never clear.—Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024 Palmer navigates these cases while managing a budding romance with museum curator Rosa, played by Coupling star Sarah Alexander and the sudden reappearance of his charismatic father, Ron, played by Gavin & Stacey’s Larry Lamb, who just happens to be one of Britain’s most notorious forgers.—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024 High Culture How Elmyr de Hory, the most successful art forger in history, made $50 million
Successful forgers are remembered as great conmen, not artists.—Big Think, 24 June 2024 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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