one who pretends to be something he is not in order to deceive others, impersonator, pretender (also imposter)
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Impostor Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Impostor Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
impostor
\im*pos"tor\ (?), n. [l. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose upon, deceive. see impone.] one who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. "the fraudulent impostor foul."
Impostor, (n.)
A rival aspirant to public honors.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A rival aspirant to public honors.
Noun
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
(synonym) imposter, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
(hypernym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(hyponym) name dropper
Impostor Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An impostor or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.
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