impostor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Middle French imposteur, respelled in the Latin manner; ultimately from Latin impositor, agent form of Latin imponere (“to impose”).

“A fraud,” she repeated--“an impostor. — Children of the Whirlwind, Leroy Scott
"Impostors!" said he to them. — Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers, Unknown
You are a base impostor!" — Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter, Lawrence L. Lynch

imposter, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

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