Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Impostor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impostor \Im*pos"tor\, n. [L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere
to impose upon, deceive. See {Impone}.]
One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character
or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a
pretender. ``The fraudulent impostor foul.'' --Milton.
Syn: Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See {Deceiver}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impostor
n : a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {pretender},
{fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud},
{role player}]
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