Impostor and Villain

Impostor

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

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Villain and impostor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villain" instead a noun "Impostor".

Nearby Words: imposture, impost

Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

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Impostor and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impostor" instead a noun "Villain".

Nearby Words: villainous, villainy

alien	alien impostor	alien villain
true	true impostor	true villain
obvious	obvious impostor	obvious villain
real	real impostor	real villain
Other adjectives: evil, little, mysterious, said, previous.

A tribal chief whom the villain had been encouraging to rise up against the Phantom's rule over the jungle decides to murder the Phantom at the next meeting of the chiefs — the same meeting at which the villain attempts to pass off an impostor Phantom, who gets killed instead of the real one.

Source: Film / The Phantom 1943
The villain just about got away with it, but an analyst lined up a still from the impostor's conference with an older still, thereby figuring out what had happened.

Source: Emergency Impersonation
When the impostor's Stand moves in for the kill, Okuyasu punches one of the men, who turns out to be the villain.

Source: "How Did You Know?" "I Didn't."

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