impostor

/ɪmˈpɑstər/
/ɪmˈpɒstə/
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Definitions of impostor
  1. noun
    a person who makes deceitful pretenses
    synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, imposter, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer
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    types:
    name dropper
    someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
    ringer
    a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
    type of:
    beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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