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IMPERSONATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does impersonator mean?
• IMPERSONATOR (noun)
The noun IMPERSONATOR has 1 sense:
1. someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
Familiarity information: IMPERSONATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
imitator; impersonator
Hypernyms ("impersonator" is a kind of...):
beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impersonator"):
mimic; mimicker (someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress))
Derivation:
impersonate (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions)
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