faker vs role player

faker and role player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
faker	Yes	No	No	No
role player	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, faker and role player are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of faker include fake, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, sham, shammer.

faker (noun)	role player (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	a theatrical performer
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses