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pretender

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pre·tend·er /prɪˈtendə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  PGOsomeone who claims to have a right to be king, leader etc, when this is not accepted by many people 觊觎王位[高位]pretender to the pretender to the English throne 觊觎英国王位者
Examples from the Corpus
pretenderCaptain John Smith struck his foes as a pretender.Rumours that the will return to former glories to support Camden pretenders Flowered Up on their forthcoming tour remain unconfirmed.He can be forgiven that lapse and should recover losses at the expense of the Gold Cup pretender.Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo, two of the main pretenders to the crown, are a study in contrasts.The other gods are mere pretenders to divinity.Was I not going forth as the worst kind of pretender?Second, your so-called bride, the pretender Andromeda, will be sold off-island into prostitution.
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pretender
pretender /prɪˈtendə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who claims to have a right to be king, leader etc, when this is not accepted by many people
    pretender to
    the pretender to the English throne


pre·tend·erBrE /prɪˈtendə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /prɪˈtendər/ 🔊 noun~ (to sth) a person who claims they have a right to a particular title even though other people disagree with them (头衔的)觊觎者,冒充者