pre ‧ tend ‧ er /prɪˈtendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE 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 ‧ er /prɪˈtendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE 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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012