fake vs impostor

fake

noun
  • Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. 

  • A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. 

  • One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. 

adj
  • Insincere 

  • Not real; false, fraudulent 

verb
  • To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate. 

  • To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify. 

  • To improvise, in jazz. 

  • To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out. 

impostor

noun
  • Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity. 

  • A sprite or animation integrated into a three-dimensional scene, but not based on an actual 3D model. 

  • A term referenced in an unusual grammatical person. 

How often have the words fake and impostor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )