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impostor

impostor [ im póstər ] (plural impostors) or imposter [ im póstər ] (plural imposters)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who uses another's name: somebody who makes false claims of identity, often using somebody else's name or documents

[Late 16th century. Via French imposteur< Latin impositor< imponere (see impose)]
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