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Definition of Impostor
1. Noun. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Exact synonyms: Fake, Faker, Fraud, Imposter, Pretender, Pseud, Pseudo, Role Player, Sham, Shammer
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Name Dropper, Ringer
Derivative terms: Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Pretend, Pretend, Sham, Sham, Sham, Sham
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Name Dropper, Ringer
Derivative terms: Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Pretend, Pretend, Sham, Sham, Sham, Sham
Definition of Impostor
1. n. One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
Definition of Impostor
1. Noun. Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impostor
1. one that poses as another for deceptive purposes [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impostor
Literary usage of Impostor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"impostor TERMS ... The fallacy which consists in the employment of impostor terms,
in some respects ..."
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