Meanings
plural imposters
- alternativeAlternative spelling of impostor.
To get over her imposter syndrome, Caldwell eventually turned to guided meditation to help her "quiet the voices."
2017 August 15, Julia Carpenter, “How to get over your impostor syndrome”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jun 20241 more example
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.
2020 September 26, Shannon Liao, “Among Us, a murder mystery set in space, is the latest multimillion dollar craze in video games”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Replacement of impostor -or with -er.
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Cite this entry
imposter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposter
“imposter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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