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Word: Impostor
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (in early use spelled imposture, and sometimes confused with imposture in meaning): from French imposteur, from late Latin impostor, contraction of impositor, from Latin imponere (see impose)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈpɒstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain
Short Definition:person who pretends to be someone else
Examples:- the charity has warned anyone approached by the impostor to contact police immediately
Variant Forms:
- imposter
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