fakester

Noun

fakester (plural fakesters)

1. A person who seeks to deceive others.
   • And congrats to KROQ-FM deejay the Poorman, who nabbed a fakester passing himself off as comic-pitchman Joe Piscopo.1990 October 7, Patrick Goldstein, “Pop eye”, in Los Angeles Times

   Synonyms:

   con artist, fraudster, imposter, trickster

2. (Internet) A user account on a social networking site with a profile containing information of a false, satirical, or promotional nature.
   • These "fakesters" portray themselves as everything from inanimate objects like the World Trade Center to celebrities like Paris Hilton to historical forces like War (which lists its profession as "resolving disputes").2003 August 13, Lessley Anderson, “Attack of the Smartasses”, in SF Weekly
3. (slang) A person who affects a behavior, style, or attitude.
   • She was preppy. Seriously preppy. And not in a fakester way, like an Abercrombie Zombie or a Polo-poser.2010, Jennifer Solow, The Aristobrats, Sourcebooks Jabberworky, →ISBN, pages 17–17

   Synonyms:

   poseur