Pretender — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪtˈɛndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪtˈɛndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪtˈɛndə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪtˈɛndɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissembler phony dissimulator imposter sham shammer faker fraud pseud role player impostor fake pseudo phoney hypocrite

Word Forms

pretend	verb	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
fake	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
fake	verb	tamper, with the purpose of deception
sham	adjective	adopted in order to deceive
sham	verb	make a pretence of
dissemble	verb	make believe with the intent to deceive
phony	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
phoney	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prätendent

ein Anwärter auf den Thron oder das Amt eines Herrschers (normalerweise ohne gerechten Titel)

🇫🇷French

prétendant

un prétendant au trône ou à la fonction de dirigeant (généralement sans juste titre)

🇪🇸Spanish

pretendiente

un aspirante al trono o al cargo de gobernante (generalmente sin un título justo)

🇮🇹Italian

pretendente

un pretendente al trono o alla carica di sovrano (di solito senza solo titolo)

🇳🇱Dutch

pretendent

een eiser op de troon of op het ambt van heerser (meestal zonder rechtvaardige titel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pretendente

um pretendente ao trono ou ao cargo de governante (geralmente sem apenas título)

🇷🇺Russian

претендент

претендент на трон или на должность правителя (обычно без титула)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दावेदार

सिंहासन या शासक के पद का दावेदार (आमतौर पर केवल उपाधि के बिना)

🇧🇩Bengali

ভানকারী

সিংহাসন বা শাসকের পদের দাবিদার (সাধারণত শুধু শিরোনাম ছাড়াই)

🇮🇳Tamil

பாசாங்கு செய்பவன்

சிம்மாசனத்திற்கு அல்லது ஆட்சியாளர் பதவிக்கு உரிமை கோருபவர் (பொதுவாக தலைப்பு மட்டும் இல்லாமல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నటిస్తారు

సింహాసనం లేదా పాలకుడి పదవికి హక్కుదారు (సాధారణంగా కేవలం టైటిల్ లేకుండా)

🇮🇳Marathi

ढोंग करणारा

सिंहासनावर किंवा राज्यकर्त्याच्या पदावर दावेदार (सामान्यत: फक्त पदवीशिवाय)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢોંગ કરનાર

સિંહાસન અથવા શાસકના હોદ્દા માટે દાવેદાર (સામાન્ય રીતે ફક્ત શીર્ષક વિના)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಟಿಸುವ

ಸಿಂಹಾಸನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರನ ಕಚೇರಿಗೆ ಹಕ್ಕುದಾರ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೇವಲ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നടിക്കുക

സിംഹാസനത്തിലേക്കോ ഭരണാധികാരിയുടെ ഓഫീസിലേക്കോ ഉള്ള ഒരു അവകാശവാദി (സാധാരണയായി വെറും തലക്കെട്ടില്ലാതെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸਿੰਘਾਸਣ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਸਕ ਦੇ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਲਈ ਦਾਅਵੇਦਾਰ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਸਿਰਲੇਖ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دکھاوا کرنے والا

تخت یا حکمران کے عہدے کا دعویدار (عام طور پر صرف عنوان کے بغیر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伪装者

王位或统治者职位的要求者（通常没有头衔）

🇯🇵Japanese

なりすまし者

王位または統治者の職への請求者（通常は単なる称号なし）

🇰🇷Korean

가장하는 사람

왕좌나 통치자의 직위를 요구하는 사람(보통 직위가 없음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ giả vờ

người đòi ngai vàng hoặc chức vụ cai trị (thường không có tước hiệu)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้แอบอ้าง

ผู้อ้างสิทธิ์ในราชบัลลังก์หรือตำแหน่งผู้ปกครอง (โดยปกติจะไม่มีแค่ตำแหน่ง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpura-pura

penggugat takhta atau jabatan penguasa (biasanya tanpa gelar saja)

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapanggap

isang naghahabol sa trono o sa katungkulan ng pinuno (karaniwan ay walang titulo)

🇲🇾Malay

berpura-pura

penuntut takhta atau jawatan pemerintah (biasanya tanpa gelaran)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزاعم

مُطالب بالعرش أو بمنصب الحاكم (عادة بدون لقب فقط)

🇮🇷Persian

مدعی

مدعی تاج و تخت یا منصب فرمانروایی (معمولاً بدون عنوان عادلانه)

🇹🇷Turkish

taklitçi

taht veya hükümdarlık makamına hak iddia eden kişi (genellikle sadece unvanı olmadan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוֹעֵן לָכֶּתֶר

טוען לכס המלכות או למשרת השליט (בדרך כלל ללא תואר בלבד)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pretender'?

The primary meaning of 'pretender' is 'a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)'.

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Using 'pretender' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pretender' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pretender' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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