1. (noun) Pretender
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
Synonyms: dissimulator, dissembler, impostor, phoney, shammer, phony, fraud, imposter, pseudo, faker, role player, sham, hypocrite, fake, pseud
2. (noun) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonyms: histrion, fraud, imposter, pseudo, fake, dissimulator, faker, player, pretender, fraudulence, juke, role player, hoax, dissembler, put-on, humbug, shammer, actor, pseud, hypocrite, phoney, sham, phony, postiche, impostor, dupery, malingerer, thespian, skulker
3. (noun) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Synonyms: dissimulator, dissembler, phoney, shammer, role player, imposter, hypocrite, pretender, pseudo, faker, pseud, impostor, sham, fraud, fake, phony
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Synonyms for pretender 
