impostor
/imposˈtoɾ/ · B2 · noun · m
imposter
🎭 impostor = im-POST-or: someone who POSTs a false name on themselves
Spanish impostor comes from Latin impōnere, 'to place upon'. An impostor places a false identity on top of the real one, like a mask. Stress falls on the last syllable: im-pos-TOR.