What does impostor mean?
Definitions for impostor
ɪmˈpɒs tərim·pos·tor
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word impostor.
Princeton's WordNet
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role playernoun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Wiktionary
impostornoun
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Impostornoun
One who cheats by a fictitious character.
Etymology: imposteur, Fr. from impose; impositor, Latin.
Shame and pain, poverty and sickness, yea death and hell itself, are but the trophies of those fatal conquests got by that grand impostor, the devil, over the deluded sons of men. South.
Wikipedia
impostor
An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise. Their objective is usually to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but also often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.
Webster Dictionary
Impostornoun
one who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender
Freebase
Impostor
An impostor is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Impostor
im-pos′tur, n. one who practises imposition or fraud.—n. Impos′tūre.—adj. Impos′tūrous.
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Impostor
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of impostor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impostor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of impostor in a Sentence
Manny's support lifted me and so many others who were underrepresented in the newsroom -- helping me overcome impostor syndrome and insecurities about how to claim my authority and inhabit my voice.
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- Hochstapler, BetrügerGerman
- impostora, impostorSpanish
- فریبکارPersian
- toiseksi tekeytyjä, huijariFinnish
- impostrice, imposteurFrench
- impostoreItalian
- 詐欺師Japanese
- bedriegerDutch
- oszustPolish
- impostora, impostorPortuguese
- impostoare, impostorRomanian
- самозванецRussian
- varalica, samozvanacSerbo-Croatian
- bedragareSwedish
- kẻ giả mạoVietnamese
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