impostor

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpɑːstər/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpɒstə(r)/
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noun
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Someone who pretends to be another person to deceive others.

The detective discovered that the man was an impostor, pretending to be a doctor to gain access to the hospital.

translation

n. Someone who pretends to be another person to deceive others.

Word Forms

Plural impostors