one who puts up a false appearance, one who feigns; impersonator; one who asserts, claimant; one who claims succession to the crown
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Pretender Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law.
The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law.
(n.)
One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.
One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.
(n.)
One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.
pretender
\pre*tend"er\ (?), n.
1. one who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. specifically, the pretender (eng. hist.), the son or the grandson of james ii., the heir of the royal family of stuart, who laid claim to the throne of great britain, from which the house was excluded by law. it is the shallow, unimproved intellects that are the confident pretenders to certainty.
2. one who pretends, simulates, or feigns.
pretender
n
1. a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) [syn: pretender]
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
3. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold [syn: hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney]
Noun
1. a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
(hypernym) claimant
(derivation) pretend
Noun
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
(synonym) imposter, impostor, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
(hypernym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(hyponym) name dropper
(derivation) dissemble, pretend, act
2. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
(synonym) hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney
(hypernym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(hyponym) smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker, charmer
Pretender Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A pretender is one who claims entitlement to an unavailable position of honour or rank. Most often it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival, or has been abolished.
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