disguiser
One who camouflages
A disguiser is someone who disguises—conceals identity, alters appearance, or masks true nature.
The word applies to people wearing costumes or false identities, but also to anything that obscures: Humor can be a great disguiser of pain.
The term is uncommon; most contexts prefer the verb or noun forms of disguise itself.
Clothing for portrayal
- maskFace-worn concealment
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
gala · charade · revelry · pageant · concealment · pretense · facade · veiled
Adopted false name
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- personaAssumed public identity
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- anonymityUnknown identity state
pen-name · nom-de-plume · cover · alter-ego · code-name
One who copies others
- imitatorOne who copies others
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- doubleTwice the amount
lookalike · stand-in · understudy · doppelganger · copycat · imitation · parodist · caricaturist
Intentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
surveillance · clandestine · reconnaissance · sabotage · moles · counterintelligence · handler · asset
Profound biological restructuring
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- alterationAct of modifying
- conversionAct of changing states
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
transfiguration · reinvention · shape-shifting · prosthetics · wig · latex · unrecognizable
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- maskFace-worn concealment
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
ball · gala · charade · revelry · pageant · concealment · pretense · facade · veiled · mummer
alias
Adopted false name
anonymity · pen-name · nom-de-plume · cover · alter-ego · code-name
mimic
One who copies others
double · lookalike · stand-in · understudy · doppelganger · copycat · imitation · parodist · caricaturist · decoy
covert
Intentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
infiltration · surveillance · clandestine · reconnaissance · sabotage · moles · counterintelligence · handler · asset · dead-drop
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- alterationAct of modifying
- conversionAct of changing states
morphing · transfiguration · reinvention · shape-shifting · prosthetics · wig · latex · unrecognizable
concealment
Act of hiding something
mimicry · cryptic · stealth · invisible · hide · disappear · evasion · ambush · adaptive · coloration
- blessing in disguiseApparent misfortune yielding benefit
- a blessing in disguiseApparent misfortune proving beneficial
- devil in disguiseHarmful person seeming harmless
- disguised adsMarketing hidden as content
- disguise kitSupplies for altering appearance
- in disguise
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