pretender

pre·tend·er  (pr-tndr)

n.

1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.

2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

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pretender

Noun

a person who makes a false or disputed claim to a throne or title

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pretender - a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) claimant - someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"
	2.	pretender - a person who makes deceitful pretenses imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, faker, fraud, fake, sham, shammer beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
	3.	pretender - 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 dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true charmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker - someone with an assured and ingratiating manner Tartufe, Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre - a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous

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pretender

noun claimant, claimer, aspirant