· a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonym(s): imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud
Hypernym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
· a theatrical performer
Synonym(s): actor, histrion, player, thespian
Hypernym(s): performer, performing_artist