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wannabe

noun
variants: also wannabee

Synonyms and Antonyms of wannabe

a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way

  • an entrepreneur who seems to have made his fortune mainly by giving how-to-get-rich lectures to entrepreneurial wannabes
Synonyms of wannabe

aper, copycat, copyist, echo, follower, imitator, rubber stamp
Words Related to wannabe

parrot

ape, emulator, impersonator, impressionist, mimic

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