Synonyms for imposter

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-pos-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒs tər

Top 10 synonyms for imposter

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Définition of imposter

Origin : 1580s, from Middle French imposteur (16c.), from Late Latin impostor, agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, past participle of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put place" (see position).

As in mountebank : noun charlatan
As in deceiver : noun conniver
As in poser : noun pretender
As in trickster : noun fraud
As in charlatan : noun swindler

Example sentences :

The earl looked on him as an imposter and would have nothing to do with him.
Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

This Mejnour is an imposter more dangerous, because more in earnest, than Zanoni.
Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Joanna Southcott, a noted English fanatic and imposter, died.
Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell

He has even added: If he had been, he would have been an imposter.
Extract from : « Browning and Dogma » by Ethel M. Naish

Had the imposter, now slain by the wild boar, taken it from him?
Extract from : « Quest of the Golden Ape » by Ivar Jorgensen

She thinks,' he explained naively, as if to himself, 'she thinks I am an imposter.
Extract from : « The Return » by Walter de la Mare

“The damp and cold will be bad for her, no doubt,” agreed the imposter.
Extract from : « The Cry at Midnight » by Mildred A. Wirt

He was an imposter; I had not employed any one to perform such errands for me.
Extract from : « Told by the Death's Head » by Mr Jkai

If he were not king he was a sham, an imposter, a thing to be destroyed.
Extract from : « The Terror » by Arthur Machen

By playing the imposter and winning your way into an unsuspecting confidence.
Extract from : « The Path of the King » by John Buchan

Antonyms for imposter

honesty

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