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poseur: a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

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charlatan collapse

mocker collapse

copycat collapse: someone who copies the words or behavior of another

imitator collapse

pretender collapse: a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

malingerer collapse: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

mockingbird collapse: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds

conformist collapse: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters); marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist"

copyist collapse: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

mountebank collapse: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

ringer collapse: (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg; a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses; a person who is almost identical to another

counterfeiter collapse

plagiarist collapse: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

mimer collapse

impostor collapse

forger collapse: someone who makes copies illegally; someone who operates a forge

hypocrite collapse: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

parrot collapse: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds; a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated; repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"

impersonator collapse: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another

sheep collapse: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat; a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"; a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

poser collapse: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

cuckoo collapse: any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail; repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

mimic collapse: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress); constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison; imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"

ape collapse: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all; imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"

mime collapse: a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

humbug collapse: communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive; trick or deceive

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