impostore — meaning in English

English meaning

• impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
• phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
• pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.

Senses

impostore is used for these senses in English:

• impostor Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
• phony (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
• pretender A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

impostor — full definition

1. noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
2. noun In video games and 3D graphics, a flat image made to look like a full 3D object from a distance.

phony — full definition

1. adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

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