Impostor
[ɪm'pɒstə] or [ɪm'pɑstɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Deceiver, pretender, cheat, rogue, trickster, tricker, knave, hypocrite, Pharisee, quack, charlatan, mountebank, double-dealer.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Cheat, deceiver, distemper, charlatan, knave
ANT:Detector, undeceiver, guide, enlightener
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Definition
n. one who practises imposition or fraud.—n. Impos′tūre.—adj. Impos′tūrous.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A rival aspirant to public honors.
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Examples
- O, wretched impostor! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In the name of Saint Bennet, the prince of these bull-beggars, said Front-de-Boeuf, have we a real monk this time, or another impostor? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In their eyes, it appears, I hold the position of an unprincipled impostor. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was plain that he was a wicked impostor. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Pip, said Mr. Jaggers, laying his hand upon my arm, and smiling openly, this man must be the most cunning impostor in all London. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Search him, slaves--for an ye suffer a second impostor to be palmed upon you, I will have your eyes torn out, and hot coals put into the sockets. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have every reason to believe, Sir, that you are harbouring in your house a gross impostor! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He is, ten to one, an impostor. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I had never been struck at so keenly, for my thanklessness to Joe, as through the brazen impostor Pumblechook. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He was an impostor in the most determined sense of the term. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Then she calls him vile impostor. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I confess he frightened me--the mean impostor! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- That fearful Impostor, Pumblechook, immediately nodded, and said, as he rubbed the arms of his chair, It's more than that, Mum. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He knew that some of these specks even represented Christopher as capable of harbouring designs in 'that head,' and as being a crafty impostor. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Surely, colonel, cried Lady Ingram, you would not encourage such a low impostor? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We procured the services of a gentleman experienced in the nomenclature of the American bar, and moved upon the works of one of these impostors. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Why should you leave all the gains to the gluttons, knaves, and impostors? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You're one of a lot of impostors that are the worst lot of all the lots to be met with. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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