deceiver

noun

Definition of deceivernext
as in imposter

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  1. charlatan
  2. impostor
  3. hypocrite
Noun
  • Tartuffe, a charismatic charlatan, insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy family, setting off a chain reaction of disruption and pandemonium.
    Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But in Wicked, he's elevated to an even more sinister place — not merely a charlatan, but a fraud who has seized power and wants to use the magic of others to create a totalitarian world that answers to his every whim.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of charlatan
Noun
  • But don’t be fooled — what might seem like a clandestine cannabis crop is often just a harmless impostor.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 25 June 2024
  • While that may have been the case, the country’s oligarchs have unwittingly turned this volatile impostor into a folk hero whose power may not diminish even outside the chancellor’s sphere of influence.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
Definition of impostor
Noun
  • The filing painted West as a hypocrite who publicly advocates for the fair treatment and proper compensation of artists while exploiting them in private.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
  • This is the most powerful weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of hypocrite
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