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How to pronounce impostor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fake, faker, fraud, imposter, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer
Type of beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
Has types name dropper, ringer

Examples of impostor

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My favorite impostor narrative is actually one of America's first gothic novels.
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Convinced that Bond was Connery, some moviegoers dismissed Moore as an impostor.
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The central character is a sort of derelict loon who is a professional impostor.
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Clearly this impostor is not Obama, but a plant to further his Socialist agenda.
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Teri escapes from Alan's impostor, but still be captured by more of Gaines'men.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I feel a bit of an impostor, stood behind a lectern giving a religious address.
From the markvernon.com
The reborn Minsheng takes open delight in outsmarting the state-ossified impostor.
From the economist.com
He then contacted Twitter, which shut down the impostor account that same day.
From the businessweek.com
The two forged documents and used an impostor to act as the partnership's manager.
From the economist.com
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  • Imposter: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  • An impostor or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.
  • In computer graphics, a sprite (also known by other names; see Synonyms below) is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
  • Impostor is a 2002 American science fiction film based upon a short story of the same name, written by Philip K. Dick in 1953.
  • Impostor is the 11th installment of the Precious Hearts Romances series. The series stars Sam Milby and Maja Salvador. This is about people who got into an accident and end up changing faces.
  • (The Impostors) The Impostors is a 1998 farce motion picture written and directed by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly.
  • (The Impostors (Thunderbirds episode)) This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Thunderbirds made between 1965 and 1966 (although production began in 1964, as indicated by the copyright date) for the British production company ITC Entertainment, and first broadcast on ...
  • Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity
  • (The Impostors) Extremely dangerous villains. They live 90 miles below the surface of the Earth and can "impost" humans using Hologramatic Replication. They like the cold and are allergic to penguins. Inside their suits they are small one eyed maggot-like creatures. ...