pretender

pre·tend·er

noun \pri-ˈten-dər\

Definition of PRETENDER

: one that pretends: as

a : one who lays claim to something; specifically : a claimant to a throne who is held to have no just title

b : one who makes a false or hypocritical show

Examples of PRETENDER

1. <it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender>

First Known Use of PRETENDER

1609

Related to PRETENDER

Synonyms

charlatan, fake, faker, fakir, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, mountebank, phony (also phoney), impostor, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham

Related Words

copycat, imitator, impersonator, mimic; actor, bluffer, counterfeiter, deceiver, dissembler, duper, feigner, misleader, operator, trickster; poseur; cozener, defrauder, dodger, fraudster [chiefly British], scammer, scamster, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler

Near Antonyms

ace, adept, authority, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, maestro, master, past master, professional, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

Rhymes with PRETENDER

amender, ascender, attender, auslander, bartender, commender, contender, defender, descender, emender, engender, expender, extender, fork-tender, goaltender, hellbender, intender, offender, surrender, suspender, tailender, transgender, weekender