pretender meaning and definition

PRETENDER noun

Definition of Pretender (noun)

1. a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
   • synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer
3. 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
   • synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony