How to pronounce “pretender”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (obsolete, rare) One who intends or purposes.
• One 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 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.
• A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
• [Verb]
• (uncommon) To tender (a bid, etc.) in advance.

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