1. a person who creates a humorous imitation or parody of something
2. a person who deceives others by falsifying their identity or information, especially electronically
Usage: computing; telecommunications

Examples

• The comedy show featured a talented spoofer who imitated famous politicians.
• She’s known as a spoofer of popular movies and TV shows.
• The email spoofer made it appear the message came from the bank.
• Cybersecurity experts warned about spoofers stealing personal information.
• The caller ID spoofer disguised their real phone number.
• He became a successful spoofer by creating viral parody videos.