masquerader

NOUN

cheat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charlatan con artist crook hypocrite impostor rascal rogue swindler trickster

STRONG

bluff chiseler deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake pretender quack scammer shark sharper shyster

WEAK

confidence operator conniver cozener enticer inveigler

NOUN

hypocrite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigot charlatan crook impostor phony trickster

STRONG

actor backslider bluffer casuist cheat deceiver decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug informer malingerer mountebank pharisee poser pretender quack smoothie sophist swindler two-timer

WEAK

attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

NOUN

impostor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

con artist hypocrite

STRONG

actor beguiler bluffer charlatan cheat deceiver fake faker four-flusher fraud imitator impersonator mimic mocker mountebank pettifogger phony pretender pseudo quack scorner sham sharper shyster trickster

WEAK

empiric

NOUN

sharper

Synonyms

STRONG

bluff charlatan cheater chiseler crook deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake hypocrite impostor jockey pretender quack rascal rogue rook scammer shark shyster swindler trickster victimizer

WEAK

bilk con artist confidence operator conniver cozener enticer inveigler

NOUN

tartuffe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceiver hypocrite pretender

STRONG

actor backslider bigot bluffer casuist charlatan cheat crook decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug impostor informer malingerer mountebank pharisee phony playactor poser quack smoothie sophist swindler trickster two-timer

WEAK

attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

NOUN

victimizer

Synonyms

STRONG

WEAK

bilk con artist confidence operator conniver cozener enticer inveigler

Example Sentences

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And the blue characters are something to behold: Accessories for devil mas include horns, wings, a fork, a tail and anything else the masquerader wishes to add.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024

He was a divided soul, at once masquerader and moralist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Asthma is known to scientists as a great masquerader.

From Time Magazine Archive

Life to me's a game, sort of masquerade, and I'm the worst masquerader in the bunch.

From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

"I am, sir!" came the quick answer from a stalwart masquerader who suddenly stepped from the shadows.

From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Dixon, Thomas

masquerader

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