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Pretender

Noun

Definitions

1.NounOne who intends or purposes.
2.NounOne who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions. One who aspires to the hand of a woman in marriage; a suitor, a wooer. A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
3.NounOne who aspires to the hand of a woman in marriage; a suitor, a wooer.
4.NounA claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
5.NounOne who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
6.NounA person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
7.VerbTo tender (a bid, etc.) in advance.
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