I. pho‧to‧cop‧y1 S3 W3 /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpi $ ˈfoʊtəˌkɑːpi/
noun (
plural photocopies)
[countable] a photographic copy, especially of something printed, written, or drawn:
I sent him the original document, not a photocopy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
copy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing:
You could copy the files onto a CD. Many people have tried to copy his paintings.photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine:
I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper:
The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.forge to illegally copy something written or printed:
He forged my signature. forged £10 notespirate to illegally copy and sell something such as a book, video, DVD, or computer program:
The survey suggests that 27% of software in the UK has been pirated. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
thief someone who steals things:
Car thieves have been working in the area. The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing:
a masked robber armed with a shotgun They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal:
The burglars broke in through a window.shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them:
The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd:
A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things:
Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc:
a forger who fooled museum curatorscounterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods:
Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work:
DVD piratesmugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places:
Muggers took his money and mobile phone.murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else:
His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way:
Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex:
Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex:
Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.vandal someone who deliberately damages public property:
Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building:
The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.copy to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing:
You could copy the files onto a CD. Many people have tried to copy his paintings.photocopy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a machine:
I’ll photocopy the letter and give it to you.reproduce to print a copy of a picture or document, especially in a book or newspaper:
The image has been reproduced in many magazines and newspapers around the world.forge to illegally copy something written or printed:
He forged my signature. forged £10 notes [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲