Definitions for pretenderprɪˈtɛn dər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pre•tend•erprɪˈtɛn dər(n.)
a person who pretends, esp. for a dishonest purpose.
an aspirant or claimant (often fol. by to):
a pretender to the throne.
a person who makes unjustified or false claims.
Princeton's WordNet
Pretender(noun)
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player(noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender(noun)
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Wiktionary
pretender(Noun)
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
pretender(Noun)
A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.
Webster Dictionary
Pretender(noun)
one who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant
Pretender(noun)
the pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law
Pretender(noun)
one who pretends, simulates, or feigns
Translations for pretender
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
intend(verb)
to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something)
Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?
- intensieAfrikaans
- يَنْوي، يَعْتَزِمArabic
- възнамерявамBulgarian
- pretenderPortuguese (BR)
- zamýšletCzech
- beabsichtigen, meinenGerman
- mene; have til hensigtDanish
- προτίθεμαι, σκοπεύωGreek
- tener la intención de, quererSpanish
- kavatsemaEstonian
- قصد داشتنFarsi
- aikoaFinnish
- avoir l'intention deFrench
- לְהִתכַּווֵןHebrew
- इरादा रखनाHindi
- kanitiCroatian
- szándékozikHungarian
- merencanakanIndonesian
- ætlaIcelandic
- intendere, avere intenzione diItalian
- 意図するJapanese
- 의도하다Korean
- ketinti, norėtiLithuanian
- domāt; grasītiesLatvian
- bertujuanMalay
- van plan zijn, willenDutch
- ha i sinne, ha til hensiktNorwegian
- zamierzaćPolish
- قصد داشتنPersian
- نمت كول، تكل كول، نيت كول، اراده كول، توجه كول، په نظر كې نيول، خيال درلودلPashto
- pretenderPortuguese
- a avea intenţia (să)Romanian
- намереваться;иметь в видуRussian
- zamýšľať, mať v úmysleSlovak
- nameravatiSlovenian
- nameravatiSerbian
- ämna, ha för avsikt, tänkaSwedish
- ตั้งใจThai
- niyet etmekTurkish
- 想要Chinese (Trad.)
- мати намір; збиратисяUkrainian
- ارادہ کرناUrdu
- địnhVietnamese
- 想要Chinese (Simp.)
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