imposter

English

Etymology

Replacement of impostor -or with -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

imposter (plural imposters)

  1. Alternative spelling of impostor.
    • 2017 August 15, Julia Carpenter, “How to get over your impostor syndrome”, in CNN[1]:
      To get over her imposter syndrome, Caldwell eventually turned to guided meditation to help her "quiet the voices."
    • 2020 September 26, Shannon Liao, “Among Us, a murder mystery set in space, is the latest multimillion dollar craze in video games”, in CNN[2]:
      The game requires four to 10 players, who are randomly assigned roles of either a crewmate or imposter. There are always more crew than imposters at the start.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French imposteur, from Late Latin impostor. Doublet of impostor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imˈpɔs.tɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔstɛr
  • Syllabification: im‧pos‧ter

Noun

imposter m pers

  1. dated form of impostor

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