noun
- one who affects or influences something
- one who puts on airs or pretends to have qualities one does not possess
Usage: rare
Usage: rare
Examples
- He was known as an affecter of sophisticated manners.
- The young affecter tried to impress others with his fake accent.
- She dismissed him as merely an affecter of intellectual superiority.
- The affecter’s pretentious behavior fooled no one.
- As an affecter of wealth, he borrowed expensive clothes for the party.