Imposter (Noun)
Meaning
A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The con artist was exposed as an imposter who had been swindling people out of their life savings.
- She felt like an imposter in her new role, pretending to be more confident than she actually was.
- The police arrested the imposter who had been impersonating a doctor at the hospital.
- He was accused of being an imposter, claiming to be a millionaire but living off borrowed money.
- The award was taken away from the recipient after it was discovered that she was an imposter who had submitted someone else's work.