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pretender Definition

pre·tender (prē tendər, pri-)

noun

  1. a person who pretends
  2. a claimant to a throne
  3. an aspirant
  4. in English history, the son or the grandson of James II

pretender Synonyms

pretender

n.

pretender Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • beat: Will Brent and Finchy be able to beat the young pretenders Tim & Ricky?
  • support: Once again the truth was stranger than fiction, and later that same year the band was asked to support The Pretenders on tour.
  • see: However, Henry VII saw both pretenders to the throne off without great difficulty.
  • find: This is an important part of our philosophy, so you will not find any pretenders in our shop.

Adjective modifier

  • young: The young pretender is causing a stir in a series of sleepy towns.
  • great: THE GREAT PRETENDERS Thus, in many ways, America over the past two decades was an accident waiting for September 11 to happen.
  • old: In July 1745 Charles Edward Stuart ( son of the old Pretender ) marched into England recruiting soldiers on the way.
  • new: Stick to the drinking Mr McGowan, there's a new pretender in town.
  • other: None has the routine formality, the writing to a formula, which we find in the works of other pretenders to the title.

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