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impostor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.

Senses

impostor is used for these senses in English:

  • impersonator One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
  • 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.

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.

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.

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