pretenderprɪˈtɛn dər
pretender (n)
- plural
- pretenders
English Definitions:
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
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.
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.
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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