What do you call a person who pretends to be poor?

OTHER WORDS FOR charlatan
impostor, mountebank, fraud, fake, phony. See synonyms for charlatan on Thesaurus.com.
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What do you call a person who pretends?

Definitions of imposter. a person who makes deceitful pretenses. synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer. types: name dropper. someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends.
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What is it called when you pretend to not be good at something?

One of the definitions of "hustle" is to pretend to be bad at something in order to make a bet with someone over a game (eg of pool or basketball), and then reveal during the game that you're actually very good at it, and proceed to beat the other person and win the bet. – Max Williams.
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What is a slang word for charlatan?

charlatan, quack, trickster, knave (archaic), phoney or phony (informal)
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What is it called when you're not rich but not poor?

The Middle Class: Not Rich, Not Poor, But Uncertain Of The Future.
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What is Unwealthy?

: not wealthy : poor.
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What is a Henry?

"Henrys" are a group of people, mostly millennials, who earn between $100,000 and $250,000 but feel broke, Melkorka Licea reported for the New York Post. Short for "high earner not rich yet," the term Henry was coined by Shawn Tully at Fortune magazine nearly 20 years ago.
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What is a Charlton?

Definition of charlatan

1 : quack entry 4 sense 2 charlatans harming their patients with dubious procedures. 2 : one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : fraud, faker a charlatan willing to do and say virtually anything to remain in the spotlight— Alan Brinkley.
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What is the synonym of erudite?

Frequently Asked Questions About erudition

Some common synonyms of erudition are knowledge, learning, and scholarship.
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What does Hoodwinker mean?

transitive verb. 1 : to deceive by false appearance : dupe people who allow themselves to be hoodwinked by such promises. 2 archaic : blindfold. 3 obsolete : hide.
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What is disingenuous behavior?

Someone who is disingenuous is slightly dishonest and insincere in what they say. [formal] It would be disingenuous to claim that this is great art. Synonyms: dishonest, cunning, sly, designing More Synonyms of disingenuous.
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What do you call someone who is not what they seem?

fey. adjective. literary behaving in a strange way that does not seem natural.
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What is the meaning of the term pretentious?

a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing) the pretentious fraud who assumes a love of culture that is alien to him— Richard Watts. b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature pretentious language pretentious houses.
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What is a poseur person?

Definition of poseur

: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person.
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What do you call a two faced person?

deceitful, insincere, double-dealing, hypocritical, back-stabbing, false, untrustworthy, duplicitous, Janus-faced, deceiving, dissembling, dishonest. disloyal, treacherous, perfidious, faithless. lying, untruthful, mendacious.
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What is a crewmate?

noun. a fellow member of a crew, especially on an aircraft, ship, or spacecraft.
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What is the synonym of ostentatious?

synonyms for ostentatious
  • classy.
  • conspicuous.
  • extravagant.
  • flamboyant.
  • garish.
  • gaudy.
  • glittery.
  • jaunty.
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What means the same as sagacity?

acumen, astuteness, brains, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, experience, foresight, insight, intelligence, judgment, knowledge, perceptiveness, perspicacity, practicality, prudence, sapience, sense, shrewdness.
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What is the word recondite mean?

Definition of recondite

1 : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep a recondite subject. 2 : of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure recondite fact about the origin of the holiday— Floyd Dell. 3 : hidden from sight : concealed.
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What is a antonym for charlatan?

We have listed all the opposite words for charlatan alphabetically. honesty. bluntness. candor. confidence.
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What do you mean by fiendish?

Definition of fiendish

1 : perversely diabolical took a fiendish pleasure in hurting people. 2 : extremely cruel or wicked. 3 : excessively bad, unpleasant, or difficult fiendish weather.
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What does witty repartee mean?

Definition of repartee

1a : a quick and witty reply. b : a succession or interchange of clever retorts : amusing and usually light sparring with words.
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What is a dink or a henry?

I'm sure you've heard of YUPPIES (young urban professionals) and probably DINKs (double income, no kids), SINKs (single income, no kids) and SITCOMs (single income, two children, and oppressive mortgage). This week, I discovered the acronyms WOOFs (well-off older folks) and HENRYs (high earners, not rich yet).
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What is orange juice and lemonade called?

An orange juice and lemonade. It's known throughout Gloucestershire as a Henry and has been for as long as I know.
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Is 250k a year rich?

A family with a combined income around $250,000 a year may not feel rich. When the international economic world is studied, they are the richest of the rich. The average salary here in the States is still around $50,000. But in America, there is a well-warranted fear about the future status for those earning this much.
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