Notice the pronunciation of all these -tor words. Now, for some reason, mentor is being pronounced menTOR. And Realtors are going along, their commercials talk about RealTORs. NO. STOP IT. STOP IT NOW. (Okay, breathing into a paper bag now.)
Realtor® is actually a trademark of the National Association of Realtors and you can't call yourself a Realto® unless you're a member. https://www.nar.realtor/logos-and-trademark-rules
Non-members are just real estate agents in the US.
A Realtor is someone who sells real estate, period. They existed long before the American Association of Realtors usurped their title for their own financial gain, which is a travesty. (and no, I am not a Realtor).
Welcome to the English language, or rather spoken language in general lol. Things become the norm. Nothing to hyperventilate over. Mentor is absolutely pronounced with an "or" sound 99 percent of time here in the US. Realtor is pronounced either way.
There are some forms of old Latin that made it into early English, such as -tor for men and -trix for women. However, as you mentioned, those are now being replaced, as -tor is for both men and women, whereas -trix are for kids.
Impersonator would be a better answer for "One who is not who he claims to be". Impostor can be spelled -ter or -tor. I've always spelled it -ter, and as both are accepted in the dictionary, I'm sure I'm not the only one. Impersonator is only spelled -tor.
Impersonators don't "claim" to be someone else. An Elvis impersonator does not claim to be Elvis. He is a performer, an entertainer. Whereas an impostor is a con man. His very success depends on his audience/target believing his ruse. Impostor is the better choice.
As Beetboy12 said: An impostor is one who claims to be someone else (presumably for nefarious purposes), while an impersonator is usually someone who mimics another (such as a female impersonator, or a comedian who has perfected the voice, mannerisms or dress of a famous person... Nixon, Clinton, Cher, Elvis, etc.)
No one else saw "legislator" in the clue and just stopped for a minute, unable to think of anything else? Just me? I mean, I got it but... man. It's RIGHT THERE.
Thought about it but decided against it. It feels weird since the break isn't always in a clean place. Its more irritating to have the answer be filled in prematurely when you don't expect it.
Raptor as it refers to a bird literally means "bird of prey", e.g. eagles, falcons, and hawks- not a stretch at all. This is separate, though probably related, to what I assume you're thinking of, the dinosaur.
Raptor means robber/reaper/ravasher, first used for birds of prey since early 1800s. The raptor you are thinking of is the informal name of velociraptor, which didnt get its name until early 1900s. But with the same meaning for the last part, swift (velocity=speed) reaper.
Ok, today I learned the difference between persecutor and prosecutor. Confusing when english isnt your native language and you get most of your english from the tv. If the words are mangled they sound basically the same. (or at least enough, to not realise a different word is used)
Still, I didnt do too bad, considering, only missed executor (could only think of legislator to end in -tor or notary which is the definition but does not end with -tor. But never had to deal with wills or any legal stuff) auditor and proprietor. (Had a bright moment later in the quiz to try pro instead of per secutor)
Non-members are just real estate agents in the US.
There are criminal impersonators as well.
Still, I didnt do too bad, considering, only missed executor (could only think of legislator to end in -tor or notary which is the definition but does not end with -tor. But never had to deal with wills or any legal stuff) auditor and proprietor. (Had a bright moment later in the quiz to try pro instead of per secutor)
I get why it's not accepted, but legislator works, doesn't it?
Not marking suggestion cuz I don't really mean it.