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], archived from the original on 25 June 2024:

     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.

Derived terms

• impasta
• imposterhood

Anagrams

• stompier, tripsome

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpɔs.tɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstɛr
• Syllabification: im‧pos‧ter

Noun

imposter m pers

1. dated form of impostor

Declension

Declension of imposter

	singular	plural
nominative	imposter	imposterzy/impostery (deprecative)
genitive	impostera	imposterów
dative	imposterowi	imposterom
accusative	impostera	imposterów
instrumental	imposterem	imposterami
locative	imposterze	imposterach
vocative	imposterze	imposterzy

Further reading

• “imposter”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)