pretender

prɪˈtɛndə

Definition

Definition of pretender - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deceiverperson making false claims or pretenses

He was exposed as a pretender after the investigation.

deceiver

fraud

impostor

claimantperson claiming a right without justification

The pretender to the throne was not recognized.

aspirant

claimant

imposter

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Origin of pretender

Old French, pretendre (to claim) + -er (agent suffix)

Terms with pretender included in their meaning

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nice guy

pretender

man pretending to be kind to attract women

so-called friend

pretender

person who pretends to be a friend

poser

pretender

person who pretends to be someone they are not

honest John

pretender

person who pretends to be honest

tin soldier

pretender

person pretending to be a soldier

chancer

pretender

individual pretending to have skills they lack

feigner

pretender

person pretending to be something they are not

poseuse

pretender

woman who acts fake to impress or deceive others

Examples of pretender in a sentence

She realized he was a pretender when his stories didn't add up.
The pretender claimed the estate was rightfully his.
Many saw him as a pretender to the leadership role.

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French:prétendant, usurpateur, ...
German:Hochstapler, Prätendent, ...
Italian:impostore, pretendente, ...
Spanish:pretendiente, ...
Portuguese:pretendente, reivindicador, ...
Chinese:冒充者, 声称者, ...
Japanese:詐欺師, 僭称者, ...
Arabic:مُدَّعٍ, مُدَّعٍ بِالعَرْش, ...
Hebrew:מִתְחַזֶּה, מִתְחַזֶּה, ...
Russian:притворщик, претендент, ...
Ukrainian:самозванець, претендент, ...
Hindi:ढोंगी, मिथ्या दावेदार, ...
Bengali:ভণ্ড, অবৈধ দাবিদার, ...
Catalan:impostor, pretendent, ...
Czech:podvodník, uchvatitel, ...
Danish:bedrager, prætendent, ...
Dutch:bedrieger, troonpretendent, ...
Greek:προσποιητής, σφετεριστής, ...
Hungarian:szélhámos, trónkövetelő, ...
Khmer:អ្នកក្លែងខ្លួន, អ្នកអះអាងសិទ្ធិដោយគ្មានមូលដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:사기꾼, 주장자, ...
Persian:مدعی دروغین, مدعی بی‌حق, ...
Polish:oszust, pretendent, ...
Portuguese (BR):farsante, ...
Romanian:pretendent, ...
Swedish:bedragare, pretendent, ...
Thai:ผู้แอบอ้าง, ผู้กล่าวอ้างสิทธิ์, ...
Turkish:sahtekar, hak iddia eden, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ giả danh, kẻ tiếm quyền, ...

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Definition of pretender - Reverso English Dictionary

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