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    pretender
    /prɪˈtɛndə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who claims or aspires to a title or position: "the pretender to the throne"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRETENDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A pretender is a person who claims to have a right to a high position that someone else has, but other people disagree with this. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of pretender with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pretenderPretender Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A pretender is someone who pretends or claims something without right or title. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pretenderPRETENDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A pretender is a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose, or who makes false claims or statements. Learn more about the origin, usage and history of the word pretender, and see example sentences and synonyms.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › pretenderPretender - definition of pretender by The Free Dictionary

    A pretender is someone who pretends or makes false claims, especially to a royal title. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of the word pretender, as well as related words and translations.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pretenderPretender - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a person who makes deceitful pretenses. synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer. see more. noun. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRETENDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a person who pretends, esp. for a dishonest purpose. 2. (often fol. by to) an aspirant or claimant. a pretender to the throne. 3. a person who makes unjustified or false claims, statements, etc., as about personal status, abilities, intentions, or the like. a pretender to literary genius.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › pretenderpretender noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    pretender (to something) a person who claims they have a right to a particular title even though other people disagree with them. the pretender to the French throne