Definitions for Pretender
prɪˈtɛn dərpre·tender

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pretendernoun

   a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role playernoun

   a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretendernoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. pretendernoun

   A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

2. pretendernoun

   A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretendernoun

   One who lays claim to any thing.

   Etymology: from pretend.

   The prize was disputed only till you were seen; now all pretenders have withdrawn their claims. Dryden.

   Whatever victories the several pretenders to the empire obtained over one another, they are recorded on coins without the least reflection. Joseph Addison, on Ancient Medals.

   The numerous pretenders to places would never have been kept in order, if expectation had been cut off. Jonathan Swift.

   To just contempt ye vain pretenders fall,
   The people’s fable and the scorn of all. Alexander Pope.

   Pretenders to philosophy or good sense grow fond of this sort of learning. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretender

   "The Pretender is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (making it their third top 40 single), only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the Billboard Hot 100.

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1. pretender

   A pretender is a person who intentionally presents themselves falsely, typically in order to deceive others or to gain some advantage. They may claim to possess qualities, credentials, or identity that they do not actually possess. The term can also specifically refer to a person who asserts a claim to a title or position of authority that is not recognized by others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretendernoun

   one who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant

2. Pretendernoun

   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

3. Pretendernoun

   one who pretends, simulates, or feigns

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1. Pretender

   A pretender is one who claims entitlement to an unavailable position of honour or rank. Most often it refers to a former monarch, or descendant thereof, whose throne is occupied or claimed by a rival, or has been abolished. Although "claimant" is sometimes preferred, the term in itself is not pejorative. The original meaning of the English word pretend, from the French word prétendre means "to put forward, to profess or claim"; this predates today's more common English meaning of "pretend", which is to claim falsely. The term "pretender" applies not only to claimants with arguably genuine rights to the throne who regarded the de facto monarch as a usurper, but also to impostors with wholly fabricated claims. People in the latter category often assume the identities of deceased or missing royalty, and are sometimes referred to for clarity as false pretenders or royal impersonators. A Papal pretender is called an Antipope.

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1. • Claimant
   • Deceiver

How to pronounce Pretender?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pretender in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pretender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Pretender in a Sentence

1. Mo Brooks:

   So that's going to be the contest. Do the people of the state of Alabama want a principled conservative and are they going to be able to figure out who that principled conservative is as opposed to who the pretender is?

2. Matthias John:

   As a person I like him, he's a little bit of a fanatic. But he's not in my opinion a cheater or pretender. It is his personality -- that he's pushing hard and he expected everybody's pushing the same way.

3. Chrissie Hynde:

   It's always sad when you start to hate what you love. ― Chrissie Hynde, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pretender
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pretender
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pretender
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretender
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pretender
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pretender