pretender | ||
1. | [ noun ] a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) | |
Related terms: | claimant pretend | |
2. | [ noun ] a person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold | |
Synonyms: | hypocrite phony phoney dissembler | |
Related terms: | deceiver smoothie tartuffe whited_sepulcher feign | |
3. | [ noun ] a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
Synonyms: | fraud faker pseud shammer impostor sham pseudo role_player fake imposter | |
Related terms: | deceiver name_dropper namedropper ringer feign dissemble waffle simulate fudge | |
Similar spelling: |
pretend pretended preteen pretense pretence preteenager pretension pretending Prudence Pruden proton prudent protein protean pro_tem pretentious pratincole |