1. A
forger who
specializes in
altering the
amounts on otherwise
legitimate checks or
money orders.
2. A
specialist in
counterfeiting who
bleaches one-dollar bills and, by
photo-engraving, raises their
denomination; one who uses any
device to raise the denomination of securities or other
negotiable instruments.
3. A specialist in raising the denomination of
securities or other negotioable instruments.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950