Impostor

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  • noun. One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who imposes on others; a person who practises deception, usually under a false guise or an assumed character.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
    • Word Usage
    "The case was the first of its kind for the Bay City office, Flattery said, but the medal-wearing impostor is not uncommon."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beguiler  cheat  cheater  deceiver  slicker  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    namedropper  ringer  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auster  Gloucester  auster  coster  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cad  charlatan  deceiver  drunkard  forgery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ape  beguiler  blagueur  bluff  bluffer  
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