adjective
[ only before noun ] used to describe sb who is hoping to become the type of person mentioned :
a would-be actor
advice for would-be parents
adjective
[ only before noun ] used to describe sb who is hoping to become the type of person mentioned :
a would-be actor
advice for would-be parents
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005