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
- <it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender>
First Known Use of PRETENDER
1609
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