impostor

Other spellings

• imposter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɒstə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɑstɚ/
• Hyphenation: im‧pos‧tor

Noun

Singular impostor

Plural impostors

1. (countable) An impostor is a person who pretends to be another person in order to deceive others.