单词	pretender
释义	pretender noun pre·​tend·​er pri-ˈten-dər  : one that pretends: such as a : one who lays claim to something specifically : a claimant to a throne who is held to have no just title b : one who makes a false or hypocritical show Synonyms charlatan fake faker fakir fraud hoaxer humbug impostor imposter mountebank phony phoney quack quacksalver ringer sham See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender Recent Examples on the Web Other listeners understand the album’s influences of house, techno, and related subgenres, including South African Amapiano and Baltimore club—and judge Drake’s efforts to be the work of a pretender. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 Last Fall a new pretender arrived in the world’s most advanced electric vehicle market. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 7 July 2022 At issue here for the Rams is a recent humiliating loss to the New York Jets and the real possibility that Jared Goff’s squad is nothing more than a pretender. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 His impact on English — on global — soccer extends way beyond his taking a glamorous pretender and transforming it into the most consistently successful English club of the 21st century. New York Times, 4 Mar. 2022 At this point most of us know the story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, the tech billionaire who turned out to be a pretender. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2022 So with even the spam transactions removed, transaction cost and throughput will be consumed until the price excludes lower value traffic and that traffic will migrate to the pretender blockchains that offer an overflow. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 One wrinkle: Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton showing up in The Flash (November 4) may leave Pattinson looking like a pretender to the throne. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 Verstappen, who races for Red Bull-Honda, is the hotheaded 24-year-old pretender trying to stop him. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1583, in the meaning defined above pretender noun as in fake one who makes false claims of identity or expertise it turns out that the guy who claimed to work for a modeling agency was just a pretender Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fake fraud sham impostor deceiver charlatan faker imposter misleader mountebank quack phony phoney actor fakir counterfeiter ringer hoaxer operator imitator quacksalver poseur humbug dissembler copycat sharper impersonator mimic trickster skinner swindler dodger bluffer fraudster feigner scammer defrauder cozener duper scamster sharpie sharpy Antonyms & Near Antonyms master authority virtuoso ace wizard expert maestro professional adept past master whiz crackerjack crackajack See More
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