Английский Этимологический словарь - impostor
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Impostor
impostor
- 1586, from M.Fr. imposteur, from L. impostor, from impostus, from impositus, pp. of imponere "place upon" (see impose).
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1.
also imposter AmE n someone who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
also imposter (impostors) Someone who is an impostor is dishonestly pretending to be someone else in order to gain an advantage. He was an imposter, who masqueraded as a doctor. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
or imposter noun Etymology: Late Latin ~, from Latin imponere Date: 1564 one that assumes false identity or title for the purpose of deception ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
n. (also imposter) 1 a person who assumes a false character or pretends to be someone else. 2 a swindler. Derivatives impostorous adj. impostrous adj. Etymology: F imposteur f. LL impostor (as IMPOST(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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