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- Dictionarywould-be/ˈwʊdbiː/
adjective
- 1. desiring or aspiring to be a specified type of person: "a would-be actress who dresses up as Marilyn Monroe"
noun
- 1. a person who desires or aspires to be a particular type: informal "a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed"
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