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pretender(noun, person, fake, counterfeit, true)
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phony(noun, adjective, person, sharp, fake)
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confidence man(noun, con man)
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faker(noun, person, sharp, fake, counterfeit)
9
imposter(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
8
humbug(noun, person, true)
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rogue(noun, person, reprobate, crook, mischief)
7
hypocrite(noun, person, fake, phony, crook)
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con man(noun, expression, trickster, cheater, double-dealer)
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hustler(noun, feature, characteristic, person, cheat)
5
bluffer(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, phony)
5
knave(noun, con man)
5
phoney orphony
5
sham(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
4
con artist(noun, sharp, fake, phony, crook)
4
four-flusher(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit, phony)
4
quacksalver
4
saltimbanco
3
actor(noun, sharp, fake, counterfeit, phony)
3
bluff(crook, rascal, rogue, trickster, cheater)
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