different between imposter vs pretender

English

Noun

imposter (plural imposters)

1. Alternative spelling of impostor

Anagrams

• stompier, tripsome

English

Etymology

pretend +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nd?(?)

Noun

pretender (plural pretenders)

1. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
2. A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

Synonyms

• dissembler
• hypocrite
• phoney

Related terms

• pretend

Translations

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetend?.

Verb

pretender (first-person singular present pretendo, first-person singular preterite pretendín, past participle pretendido)

1. to pretend
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pretender
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of pretender

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetend?.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /p?e.t?.?de(?)/

Verb

pretender (first-person singular present indicative pretendo, past participle pretendido)

1. to want
2. to pretend
3. to intend
4. to request
5. to aspire

Conjugation

Usage notes

• Pretender is a false friend, and does not mean pretend in the sense of to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is.

Related terms

• pretenso
• pretensão

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetend?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?eten?de?/, [p?e.t??n??d?e?]

Verb

pretender (first-person singular present pretendo, first-person singular preterite pretendí, past participle pretendido)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to pretend (claim, allege)
2. to intend, to aim (for/to)

3. to woo, to court

Usage notes

• Pretender is a false friend, and does not mean pretend in the sense of to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is. The Spanish word for pretend in that sense is fingir.

Conjugation

Related terms

• pretendiente
• pretencioso
• pretenso
• pretensión