1. pretender - Noun
2. pretender - Adjective
3. pretender - Verb
One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.
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.
One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe poet is a pretender. He pretends so completely, that he even pretends that it is pain the pain he really feels. Fernando Pessoa
Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there. Jackson Browne
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender. Philip Guedalla
I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method. Willem Dafoe
I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am. John Hawkes
I came all this way for a reason. Today is the day of salvation. Trust Jesus to save you. Then be sincere as God knows a pretender. Kirk Cameron