impostor

Noun
  1. A person who makes deceitful pretenses (synset 110221154)
    is a type of: beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
    subtypes:
    • name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
    • ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
    same as: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer

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