4
poser
4
role player(noun, expression, idiom)
4
tartuffe(noun, hypocrite)
4
upstart(noun, highbrow, snob, name-dropper)
3
Pharisee
3
bluff(crook, rascal, rogue, trickster, cheater)
3
con man(noun, expression, trickster, cheater, double-dealer)
3
malingerer
3
poseur(noun, mimic)
3
rascal(noun, person, crook, mischief, rogue)
3
ringer
3
rival(noun, contestant)
3
sham
3
usurper
3
whited sepulchre
2
Pecksniff
2
aspirant
2
assumer
2
braggart(noun, boasting, highbrow, snob, name-dropper)
2
candidate
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