pretender

  • 21pretender — n 1. humbug, humbugger, masquer ader, wolf in sheep s clothing, dissembler, hypocrite, Pharisee; imposter, fake, Inf. faker, fraud, sham, phony; charlatan, quack, empiric, mountebank, Inf. shyster; deceiver, bamboozler, hoodwinker, trickster;… …

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  • 22pretender — pre•tend•er [[t]prɪˈtɛn dər[/t]] n. 1) a person who pretends, esp. for a dishonest purpose 2) an aspirant or claimant (often fol. by to): a pretender to the throne[/ex] 3) a person who makes unjustified or false claims …

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  • 23Pretender (disambiguation) — A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne. In English, the term is commonly used for two notable claimants to the English throne:* James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender * Charles Edward Stuart, The Young Pretender Pretender may… …

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  • 24pretender — noun Date: 1609 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 …

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  • 25pretender — noun a) A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold. b) A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne. Syn: dissembler, hypocrite, phoney See Also: pretend …

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  • 26pretender — Synonyms and related words: actor, affecter, arrogator, aspirant, blagueur, bluff, bluffer, candidate, charlatan, claimant, deceiver, fake, faker, fourflusher, fraud, hollow man, humbug, impersonator, impostor, malingerer, man of straw, mannerist …

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  • 27pretender — (v) (Básico) intentar conseguir un objetivo Ejemplos: Antonio pretende escribir poesía, pero no le sale nada interesante. Pretendía graduarse en junio y lo logró. Sinónimos: querer, procurar …

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  • 28pretender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. claimant; impostor, fraud, humbug, hypocrite, deceiver. See deception. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fraud, hypocrite, rogue; see cheat 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. One who fakes: charlatan, fake …

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  • 29pretender — pre|tend|er [ prı tendər ] noun count someone who claims to be the true king, queen, or leader of a country, when another person holds this position …

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  • 30Pretender — Charles Stuart …

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