great masquerader en · NOUN
Meanings
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Synonym of great imitator.
Catapano does not stand alone in his view that symptoms of syphilis, known as "medicine's great masquerader," are often mistaken for those of HIV infection.
1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the great masquerader | canonical | lexicographic | |
| great masqueraders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |