IMPERSONATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another

Synonyms:

imitator; impersonator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)