pseudo

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, impostor, pretender, pseud, role player, sham, shammer
Adjective
  1. (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of (synset 301121995)
    "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
    domain usage: combining form - a bound form used only in compounds
    similar to: counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior

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