Princeton's WordNet

1. manque, would-be(a)(adj)

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

Wiktionary

1. would-be(Adjective)

   attempting or desiring something

   Would-be marines have to get through a rigorous examination.

2. would-be(Adjective)

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

   Would-be film stars often become waitresses.

Origin: From would + be.

Webster Dictionary

1. Would-be(adj)

   desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet

• aspirantAfrikaans
• راغِب في أن يكون، مُدَّعٍArabic
• който твърди, че еBulgarian
• pretensoPortuguese (BR)
• rádobyCzech
• Möchtegern-...German
• vordendeDanish
• επίδοξοςGreek
• aspirante, supuesto, frustrado, fracasadoSpanish
• (kellekski) püüdlevEstonian
• به اصطلاحFarsi
• havittelevaFinnish
• qui se veut, soi-disantFrench
• מִתייַמֵרHebrew
• भावीHindi
• navodniCroatian
• leendőHungarian
• calonIndonesian
• sem vill vera, telur sig veraIcelandic
• sedicente, pretesoItalian
• ～のつもりのJapanese
• 자칭의Korean
• bûsimas, tariamas, numatomasLithuanian
• topošais; iespējamaisLatvian
• bakal; kononnyaMalay
• would-beDutch
• vordende, aspirerende; såkaltNorwegian
• rzekomy, niedoszły, domniemanyPolish
• به اصطلاحPersian
• په اصطلاحPashto
• pretensoPortuguese
• care se vrea, aşa-zisRomanian
• так называемыйRussian
• tiež-Slovak
• tako imenovaniSlovenian
• u pokušajuSerbian
• tilltänkt, blivande, så kalladSwedish
• ซึ่งอยากจะเป็นThai
• sözde, sözüm ona, ... geçinenTurkish
• 試圖(希望或假裝)成為，準…Chinese (Trad.)
• потенційнийUkrainian
• خواہشمندUrdu
• có thể trở thànhVietnamese
• 将要成为Chinese (Simp.)