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   impostor

   /ɪmˈpɒstə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain: "the charity has warned anyone approached by the impostor to contact police immediately"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in early use spelled imposture, and sometimes confused with imposture in meaning): from French imposteur, from late Latin impostor, contraction of impositor, from Latin imponere (see impose).

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