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coniacker

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnijækɚ/

The English word “coniacker” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A counterfeiter, a dealer in counterfeit money.

Etymology

From Cogniac Street, a location in Dunham, Quebec close to the United States-Canada border from which a significant amount of counterfeiting took place in the 18th century and early 19th century.

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