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impostor

or im·post·er

[ im-pos-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

impostor

/ ɪmˈpɒstə /

1580–90; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin impos ( i )-, variant stem of impōnere to deceive, place on ( impone ) + -tor -tor

C16: from Late Latin: deceiver; see impose

Friends trying to contact me reported corresponding with an impostor named Krystal.

Baseball manager Tony LaRussa tried to sue Twitter over a vulgar impostor account.

Celebrities, corporations, and politicians have impostor Twitter accounts pop up all the time.

Finally, my impostor account was gone, deleted by Twitter with no fanfare.

By the time I discovered I had an impostor, “monkey boy” had been actively tweeting for weeks.

In 1851 she visited Birmingham and was a welcome guest until "someone blundered" and charged her with being an impostor.

Had this stupendous miracle no effect upon the Jewish priests who had crucified Christ as an impostor?

Then, the sallow, black-haired knave who had last night proclaimed himself as Garnache in disguise was some impostor.

In this respect he will differ from all impostors; for an impostor never had power to "minister this spirit."

He was launched on an adventure as whimsical as tragical, if he was an impostor; and if he was not, as pathetic as droll.

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