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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pos•tor or im•post•er /ɪmˈpɑstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who pretends to be another in order to deceive someone:One of these is an impostor; can you figure out which?
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•post1 (im′pōst),USA pronunciation n. - a tax;
tribute;
duty. - a customs duty.
- Sport[Horse Racing.]the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
v.t. - to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.
- Medieval Latin impostus a tax, noun, nominal use of Latin impostus, variant of impositus imposed; see imposition
- 1560–70
- Architecturethe point of springing of an arch;
spring. - Architecturean architectural feature immediately beneath this point.
- Latin: feminine of impostus (past participle); see impost1
- Italian imposta
- French imposte
- 1655–65
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pos•tor (im pos′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
Also, im•post′er. - Late Latin, equivalent. to Latin impos(i)-, variant stem of impōnere to deceive, place on (see impone) + -tor -tor
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impostor, imposter /ɪmˈpɒstə/ n - a person who deceives others, esp by assuming a false identity; charlatan
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin: deceiver; see impose |