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impostor
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im·pos·tor or im·pos·ter  (m-pstr)
n.
One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.

[French imposteur, from Latin impostor, one who assigns a name, from impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impnere, to place upon; see impose.]

impostor or imposter
Noun
a person who cheats or swindles by pretending to be someone else [Late Latin impostor deceiver]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.impostorimpostor - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

impostor
noun fraud, cheat, fake, impersonator, rogue, deceiver, sham, pretender, hypocrite, charlatan, quack, trickster, knave (archaic) phoney or phony (informal)
Translations
Spanish impostor [ɪmˈpɔstəʳ] nimpostor(a) m/f
French impostor [ɪmˈpɔstəʳ] nimposteur m
German impostor [ɪmˈpɔstəʳ] nHochstapler(in) m(f)
Italian impostor [ɪmˈpɔstəʳ] nimpostore/a

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