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impostor
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sham(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
8
shammer
7
fraud
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pseud
7
pseudo(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
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faker
5
bluffer(adjective, fake, copy, counterfeit, phony)
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confidence man(noun, impostor)
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dissembler
5
dissimulator
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fake
5
phoney orphony
5
phony
5
trickster(noun, phony, crook, rascal, rogue)
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claimant(noun, person, owned)
4
four-flusher(noun, sharp, fake, copy, counterfeit)
4
imposter
4
masquerader(noun, fraud, phony, crook, rascal)
4
phoney
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