How to pronounce“pretender”in English
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Definitions of “pretender”
One who intends or purposes.
“Pretensor, a pretender, he that purposeth.”
One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
“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?”
To tender (a bid, etc.) in advance.
“The LPM coordinates closely with the EPM and the case attorney throughout the pretendering period. The Licensing Assistant (LA) in the assigned project branch requests that a project number be assigned by the Records Facilities[…]”