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Definition of pretender

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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..

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Coxcomb :: Coxcomb (n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop..

Philosophist :: Philosophist (n.) A pretender in philosophy.

Ignoramus :: Ignoramus (n.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce..

Pretender :: Pretender (n.) One who pretends, simulates, or feigns..

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..

Pretendership :: Pretendership (n.) The character, right, or claim of a pretender..

Theologaster :: Theologaster (n.) A pretender or quack in theology.

Impostor :: Impostor (n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender..

Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.

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

Grammaticaster :: Grammaticaster (n.) A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender.

Quack :: Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.

Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..

Philosophaster :: Philosophaster (n.) A pretender to philosophy.

Pansophical :: Pansophical (a.) All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders..

Sciolist :: Sciolist (n.) One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.

Quack :: Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender..

Psilosopher :: Psilosopher (n.) A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.

Adventurer :: Adventurer (n.) A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.

Pretendant :: Pretendant (n.) A pretender; a claimant.