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

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charlatan collapse

hollow man collapse

phoney collapse

usurper collapse: one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another

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

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

deceiver collapse: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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

impostor collapse

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

performer collapse: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

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

poser collapse: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

playactor collapse

upstart collapse: a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an arrogant or presumptuous person

actor collapse: a theatrical performer; a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

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

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