duper

Meanings

• deceiver, impostor

  - "The salesman was a duper, he had sold us a faulty product."
  - "My friend was a duper, he had pretended to be someone else to deceive me."

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Rhymes

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duper , super

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Homophones

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1. duper, duplex, dupre, daper
   

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Variants

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dupe , dupes , super-duper

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The verb 'dupe' is often used to mean 'deceive, trick, mislead, swindle'. For instance, 'He duped his friend into believing that he had won the lottery.'

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Etymology

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Old English dup meaning 'deceitful, treacherous, false, duplicitous'. This word is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *dupo- meaning 'deceive'.

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1. deception: The act of deceiving or misleading someone, often with the intent to gain an advantage or to manipulate the other person's beliefs or actions.

2. impostor: A person who pretends to be someone else, often with the intent to deceive or to gain an advantage. Impostors may assume false identities in various contexts, such as in personal relationships, in the workplace, or in online environments.

3. swindle: The act of deceiving or cheating someone out of their money, property, or other valuable assets, often through the use of false promises, misrepresentations, or other deceptive tactics.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'duper' is often used to describe a character who deceives or is deceived. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov is a 'duper' in the sense that he deceives himself and others, and ultimately suffers the consequences of his own deceit.

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