pretender
Use Pretender in a sentence
dər noun
1.
a person who pretends, especially for a dishonest purpose.
2.
an aspirant or claimant (often followed by to ): a pretender to the throne.
3.
a person who makes unjustified or false claims, statements, etc., as about personal status, abilities, intentions, or the like: a pretender to literary genius.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who pretends or makes false allegations |
| 2. | a person who mounts a claim, as to a throne or title |
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Example sentences
She's not much of a pretender and hadn't been involved in the rocket play-but she loves organizing things.
The likeliest pretender to the dollar's crown is the euro.
He will be more receptive to an incentive-laden contract from a contender than a mega contract from a pretender.
At this point in the season, you pretty much know if you have a fantasy contender or pretender.
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