imposter
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪmˈpɑːstər/
- US
:
impostor
- The detective revealed that the suspect was an imposter pretending to be a wealthy businessman.
Examples
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He is an imposter you know, I can prove it.
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I thought you were an imposter for a second.
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Now if someone will give me a hand getting our imposter out of here...
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Oh no, then he has to be an imposter, surely.
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We'll take care of him the same way we did the other imposter.
Fiction book (1992) -
There's an imposter out there using your technology.
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Arrest her, she's an imposter.
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The rest of us were all a bunch of scared, desperate imposters.
Fiction book (1999) -
When the real and the fake Bull Demon confront each other, the Princess mistakes the imposter for the real Bull Demon.
Academic text (2012) -
He is an imposter!
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
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6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
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3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
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5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
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8.6
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
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6.2
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick or entertain people
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5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
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7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
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7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
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7.2
A person who tricks people online to get their personal or bank details
A person who pretends to be someone else to get money or property
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person or device that pretends to be something else to deceive people
A person who pretends to have skills or money to impress others
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imposter comes from the same root as impose, which means 'to put on' or 'to place on'. So an imposter is someone who 'puts on' a false identity to trick other people.