Impostor (Noun)
Meaning
A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The con artist was exposed as an impostor who had been swindling investors for years.
- She felt like an impostor in her new role, pretending to be more confident than she actually was.
- The police arrested the impostor who had been using a fake ID to gain access to the secure facility.
- He was accused of being an impostor, claiming to be a doctor when in fact he had no medical training.
- The company hired a private investigator to uncover the impostor who had been embezzling funds from the company.