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im⋅pos⋅tor

   [im-pos-ter]
–noun
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
Also, im⋅post⋅er.

Origin:
1580–90; < LL, equiv. to L impos(i)-, var. s. of impōnere to deceive, place on (see impone ) + -tor -tor
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Spanish: impostor, German: der, *die Betrüger(in), Japanese: 詐欺師
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im·pos·tor or im·pos·ter     (ĭm-pŏs'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.

[French imposteur, from Latin impostor, one who assigns a name, from impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon; see impose.]
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impostor 
1586, from M.Fr. imposteur, from L.L. impostorem (nom. impostor), agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, pp. of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from in- "in" + ponere "to put place" (see position). Imposture "act of willfully deceiving others" first recorded 1537.

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impostor

noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses 

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Main Entry: im·pos·tor
Variant: or im·pos·ter /im-'päs-t&r/
Function: noun
: one that assumes a false identity or title for the purpose of deception : IMPERSONATOR

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Impostor

Im*pos"tor\, n. [L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose upon, deceive. See Impone.] One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." --Milton.

Syn: Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver.

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