Masculine

imposteur

Meaning

impostor, fake

Concepts

impostor
fraud
fake
pretender
imposter
sham
quack
swindler
trickster
role player
shammer
adventurer
gypster
crook
faker
hoaxer
pseud
pseudo
Synonyms

charlatan
C2

impostrice

escroc
C1
fraudeur
48k
tricheur
C2
truqueur
arnaqueur
C2

Imposteur

tromperie
C2
trompeur
25k
Translations

impostor
impostore
impostor
Betrüger
bedrieger
impostora
Hochstapler
fraudeur
huichelaar
Heuchler
impostora
oplichter
Schwindler
Betrügerin
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛ̃.pɔs.tœʁ/
Etymology

Cognate with Latin
impōnō
In summary

From Late Latin impostor < impositor, agent noun of Latin impōnō (“impose”).

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