Definition of pretender

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of pretender is as below...

Pretender (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant..

Lern More About Pretender

Grammaticaster :: Grammaticaster (n.) A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender.
Empiric :: Empiric (n.) One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan..
Pretender :: Pretender (n.) One who pretends, simulates, or feigns..
Psilosopher :: Psilosopher (n.) A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.
Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Pretender :: Pretender (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant..
Philosophist :: Philosophist (n.) A pretender in philosophy.
Philosophaster :: Philosophaster (n.) A pretender to philosophy.
Pedant :: Pedant (n.) One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.
Theologaster :: Theologaster (n.) A pretender or quack in theology.
Pretender :: Pretender (n.) The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law..
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
Witling :: Witling (n.) A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
Ignoramus :: Ignoramus (n.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce..
Coxcomb :: Coxcomb (n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop..
Pansophical :: Pansophical (a.) All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders..
Politicaster :: Politicaster (n.) A petty politician; a pretender in politics.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..
Pretendership :: Pretendership (n.) The character, right, or claim of a pretender..
Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us