#imposter__impostor__pretender__fake__faker__fraud__sham__shammer__pseudo__pseud__role_player  a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  supertype:  deceiver__cheat__cheater__trickster__beguiler__slicker  someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  subtype:  namedropper  someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
  subtype:  ringer.imposter  a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

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