impostor
noun
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
impostors
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pluralof impostor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Users who are flagged by a company as impostors would now have seven days instead of a longer period to prove they actually work at an organization before being removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Additionally, many AI impostors will be revealed this year as well; the 2026 equivalents to Pets.com will not make it through to 2027.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
If Turner wasn’t so much a unicorn as a perfectly average horse in a convincing disguise, then who needs 22 more impostors?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“Impostors? What impostors? I thought Gringotts had ways of revealing impostors? Who were they?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
