impostor
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impostor
- /ɪmˈpɒstə/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɑstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French imposteur, respelled in the Latin manner; ultimately from Latin impositor, agent form of Latin imponere (“to impose”).
noun impostors · imposter · impostour
- Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity. "It were dishonour in me to yield. I will not play the part of an impostor, whom my uncle must despise even while he screens. No; these estates are his right: let him take them; I will not buy them with his daughter's hand."
- A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene to look like part of the 3D world.
- A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person. Interestingly, Wang shows that Chinese allows the appearance of an indexical pronoun alongside the imposter, as in (31).
Similar: impersonator
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noun
Similar: impersonator
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Every language
noun someone who uses an assumed identity
| Español | impostor, impostora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사기꾼 sagikkun |
| 日本語 | 偽者 nisemono |
| 中文 | 冒充者, 騙子 /骗子 piànzi |
| हिन्दी | कपटी kapṭī, ढोंगी ḍhoṅgī |
| Português | impostor, impostora |
| Français | imposteur, impostrice, imposteuse |
| Deutsch | Hochstapler, Betrüger |
| Italiano | impostore |
| Română | impostor, impostoare |
| Русский | самозва́нец samozvánec |
| עברית | מתחזה mitkhazé |
Talk about this word "impostor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impostor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impostor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impostor "impostor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impostor.Cite this
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title = {impostor},
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