What does pretender mean in crosswords?

pretender means: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Which crossword clues can have pretender as the answer?

Possible clues for pretender include "False claimant".

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"False claimant"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/Part of speech nounSorted deeenprrtStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word

1P2R3E4T5E6N7D8E9R

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

From pretend + -er.

“Pretensor, a pretender, he that purposeth.”
“Pretendente, a pretendent, a pretender, an intender, a meaner.”
“By how straight a Rule […] must that Pretender carry himselfe, who is to saile thorow the sea of this world, hoping for a fortune from another mans hand?”

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01“False claimant”9 letters

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