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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
impostor /ɪmˈpɒstə(r)/ (also imposter)

▶noun a person who assumes a false identity in order to deceive or defraud.

– origin C16: from Fr. imposteur, from late L. impostor, contr. of impositor, from L. imponere (see impose).

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