pretendernoun [ C ]
uk/prɪˈten.dər/us/prɪˈten.dɚ/a person who states they have a right to the high position that someone else has, although other people disagree with this:
The rebel forces are led by the pretender to the throne (= the person who wants to replace the present king or queen).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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