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pretender n. [
Pretender] a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
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pretender n. [
imposter, impostor, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player] a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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pretender n. [
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney] 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
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