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impostor

🇬🇧 UK/im'pɒstә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else or claiming a false identity.

冒名顶替者,骗子

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
posplace, put, position
+
torone who does, agent
=impostor

Common Collocations

  • 1.exposed impostor被揭露的骗子
  • 2.clever impostor聪明的冒充者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The impostor claimed to be a doctor but had no credentials.

  • 2.

    She exposed the impostor who was stealing from charity.

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