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imposteur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • impersonator noun A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.
  • impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
  • pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.

Senses

imposteur is used for these senses in English:

  • fraud A person who performs any such trick.
  • impersonator One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
  • impostor Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
  • pretender A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

fraud — full definition

  1. noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

impersonator — full definition

  1. noun A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.
  2. noun Someone who fraudulently pretends to be another person.

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