pretender

• Nom désignant une personne qui fait des déclarations trompeuses ou fait semblant, ou qui professe des convictions ou des opinions qu'elle ne tient pas réellement afin de cacher ses véritables sentiments ou motifs.

A noun referring to a person who makes deceitful claims or pretenses, or who professes beliefs or opinions they do not actually hold in order to conceal their true feelings or motives.

1. Deceitful personB2formal

   A person who makes false claims or pretenses, often to deceive others.

   Imposteur

   • The con artist was a pretender who claimed to be a doctor.
   • She saw through his act and knew he was just a pretender.
   • History remembers him as a pretender to the throne.

   Synonymescharlatanfakefraudhumbughypocriteimpostormountebankphonyquack

2. HypocriteB2formal

   A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not actually hold, often to hide their true feelings or motives.

   Hypocrite

   • He was a pretender who preached honesty while cheating on his taxes.
   • The politician was exposed as a pretender who only cared about power.
   • She called him a pretender for pretending to support the cause while working against it.

   Synonymescharlatandissemblerfakefraudhumbughypocriteimpostorphoney

   Antonymesgenuinehonestsinceretruthful