1. one who affects or influences something
Usage: rare
2. one who puts on airs or pretends to have qualities one does not possess
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.