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impostor

im·pos·tor [ im póstər ] (plural im·pos·tors) or im·pos·ter [ im póstər ] (plural im·pos·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who pretends to be another: somebody who makes false claims of identity

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