Impostors: meaning, definitions and examples

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impostors

 

[ หŒษชmหˆpษ’stษ™rz ]

Context #1

among us

Impostors are players in the game Among Us who pretend to be crewmates while secretly working to sabotage the mission and kill the crewmates.

Synonyms

deceivers, pretenders, traitors

Examples of usage

  • Be careful, there are impostors among us!
  • The impostors are getting better at lying.
Context #2

general

An impostor is a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, often for fraudulent purposes.

Synonyms

fraud, imposter, phony

Examples of usage

  • The impostor claimed to be a doctor but was actually a fraud.
  • She realized he was an impostor when his story didn't add up.

Translations

Translations of the word "impostors" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น impostores

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคงเฅ‹เค–เฅ‡เคฌเคพเคœเฅ‹เค‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Betrรผger

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penipu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฐะผะพะทะฒะฐะฝั†ั–

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ oszuล›ci

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ฉๆฌบๅธซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท imposteurs

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ impostores

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sahtekarlar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‚ฌ๊ธฐ๊พผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุชุงู„ูˆู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ podvodnรญci

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ podvodnรญci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ†’ๅ้กถๆ›ฟ่€…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ goljufi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ svikarar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะปะฐัา›ั‚ะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ—แƒแƒฆแƒšแƒ˜แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™lษ™duzlar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ impostores

Word origin

The word 'impostors' originated from the Old French word 'imposteur' and the Latin word 'impositor', both meaning 'imposer' or 'impostor'. The concept of impostors has been present throughout history, with various individuals pretending to be someone they are not for personal gain or deception.