pose as



pose as someone

to pretend to be someone else. The impostor posed as the president of the company. My twin posed as me while I went on vacation.
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pose as someone or something

to pretend to be someone or a type of person. I posed as Gerald and got the job. I posed as a nurse and got a job at a summer camp.
See also: pose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jackin-Medieval English
ArttuAHRT-tooFinnish
Uzzielə-ZIE-əl (English), UZ-ee-əl (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hercule-French
IngridING-rid (Swedish), ING-ree (Norwegian), ING-grit (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Judda-Ancient Germanic