impostor

(im päs′tər)

noun

a person who deceives or cheats others, esp. by pretending to be someone or something that he or she is not

Origin: Fr imposteur < LL impostor < pp. of L imponere: see impose

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or im·pos·ter

noun

One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.

Origin:

Origin: French imposteur

Origin: , from Latin impostor, one who assigns a name

Origin: , from impostus

Origin: , variant of impositus

Origin: , past participle of impōnere, to place upon; see impose

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