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View usage for: (ɪmpɒstəʳ) also imposter Word forms: plural impostorscountable nounSomeone who is an impostor is dishonestly pretending to be someone else in order to gain an advantage. He was an imposter, who masqueraded as a doctor. Synonyms: fraud [informal], cheat, fake, impersonator More Synonyms of impostor impostor in British English or imposter (ɪmˈpɒstə) nouna person who deceives others, esp by assuming a false identity; charlatan Word origin C16: from Late Latin: deceiver; see imposeimpostor in American English (ɪmˈpɑstər) or imˈposter (ɪmˈpɑstər) noun a person who deceives or cheats others, esp. by pretending to be someone or something that he or she is not SIMILAR WORDS: quack Word origin Fr imposteur < LL impostor < pp. of L imponere: see impose Examples of 'impostor' in a sentenceimpostor Definition a person who cheats or swindles by pretending to be someone else He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor. Synonyms impersonator pretender phoney or phony (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who claims expertise that he or she does not have This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan. Synonyms fraud (informal), cheat, fake, sham, pretender, quack, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, swindler, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), phoney or phony (informal), rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader Definition a person who cheats He's nothing but a rotten cheat. Synonyms deceiver, sharper, cheater, shark, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, double-crosser (informal), swindler, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), rorter (Australian, slang), chiseller (informal), rogue, dodger, knave (archaic), rogue trader He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver. Synonyms liar, fraud (informal), cheat, fake, betrayer, crook (informal), pretender, deluder, hypocrite, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), sharper, impostor, fraudster, swindler, dissembler, inveigler, mountebank, snake in the grass, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, chiseller (informal), cozener, rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader - imposition
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