Impostor and Traitor

Impostor

Impostor noun - One who makes false claims of identity or expertise.

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Traitor and impostor are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Traitor" with "Impostor", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: imposture, impost

Traitor noun - One who betrays a trust or an allegiance.

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Impostor and traitor are semantically related in person who is disloyal topic. Sometimes you can use "Impostor" instead a noun "Traitor".

Nearby Words: trait, traitorous, traitress

alien	alien impostor	alien traitor
true	true impostor	true traitor
notorious	notorious impostor	notorious traitor
obvious	obvious impostor	obvious traitor
Other adjectives: real, evil, supposed, spineless, mysterious, said.

Second: Tom Goodman is in fact the real traitor's dragon, and is simply an impostor who was placed in after real Tom Goodman was killed.

Source: The Reveal / Video Games
Worse, when you "discover" (in-character) the betrayal by finding the impostor's diary (and his mother's decaying head), you then meet with the heads of the Brotherhood, who have killed your boss thinking he was the traitor.

Source: Stupidity Is the Only Option

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