Antonyms for imposters


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pos-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒs tər


Definition of imposters

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 :
  • Those who deny this are fools, or imposters,––I know not which.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • It was then that I knew there was something wrong—that they were imposters who feared the police.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Just as there are imposters on the earth plane, so are there imposters on the spirit plane.
  • Extract from : « Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers » by Bhakta Vishita
  • And how does that fear affect your attitude with regard to—imposters?
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn
  • Old Martin insisted that one of the imposters was in reality your brother.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn
  • Imposters they are, but they have imposed on themselves as well as on their followers.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • It was concerning us, and spoke of us as imposters and spies.
  • Extract from : « Latitude 19 degree » by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
  • A fate that deservedly overtakes adventurers and imposters, remarked Mrs. Harris.
  • Extract from : « An Oregon Girl » by Alfred Ernest Rice
  • Conspicuous among this class of imposters was the “Queen of Taytay,” whose exploits I have already narrated.
  • Extract from : « The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) » by Dean Conant Worcester
  • Goldsmith attacked, among other imposters, the quacks of his day, who promised to cure every disease.
  • Extract from : « History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange

Synonyms for imposters

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