impostor
Plural: impostors
Noun
- One who assumes a false identity to deceive others; a swindler.
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
- A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene to look like part of the 3D world.
- A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person.
Examples
- He was an impostor, claiming his bizarre word was valid when it clearly wasn’t.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French imposteur, respelled in the Latin manner; ultimately from Latin impositor, agent form of Latin imponere (“to impose”).
Synonyms
fake, faker, fraud, imposter, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, impersonator
Scrabble Score: 12
impostor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimpostor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impostor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary