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Meanings of
impostor
in English
Russian
имперсонатор
Portuguese
impostor
Catalan
impostor
Spanish
impostor
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A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
fraud
fake
sham
pseudo
pretender
imposter
faker
pseud
shammer
role player
Related terms
occupation
Russian
имперсонатор
A person who acts dishonestly.
cheat
swindler
slicker
deceiver
trickster
cheater
Usage of
impostor
in English
1
The
journalistic
-
impostor
ruse would require higher approval if proposed today, he wrote.
2
He was an
impostor
in the most determined sense of the term.
3
This can be achieved by: Reacting quickly to undo the
impostor
's
sabotages.
4
But I was growing weary of the voice of the old
impostor
.
5
A common man, an
impostor
,
a felon, was never thus waited upon.
6
That was the surest and best proof of his being an
impostor
.
7
He regarded the Californian as an
impostor
and summary action was necessary.
8
He was in great alarm, for he knew Roy was no
impostor
.
9
I am no
impostor
,
my Lord, nor have I deserved opprobrious language.
10
For then Iris would be Clara's cousin-Clara'scousin-andthe other an
impostor
.
11
Now bear in mind, first, that Balaam is no
impostor
or magician.
12
Then it would probably have been supposed that you were an
impostor
.
13
I know that you have intimated that I may be an
impostor
.
14
TRYGAEUS And I also, that you are a glutton and an
impostor
.
15
Then the house declared Fuller a notorious
impostor
,
cheat, and false accuser.
16
No boy of such a noble countenance could possibly be an
impostor
.
Other examples for "impostor"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
impostor
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
mere impostor
old impostor
wretched impostor
denounce the impostor
damned impostor
More collocations
Translations for
impostor
Russian
имперсонатор
самозванец
Portuguese
impostor
impostora
Catalan
impostor
farsant
farsaire
ensibornador
entabanador
engalipador
Spanish
impostor
impostoras
impostora
impostores
embaucador
Impostor
through the time
Impostor
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common