PRETENDER

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : dissembler , dissimulator , hypocrite , phoney , phony

• (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses

  synonyms : fake , faker , fraud , imposter , impostor , pseud , pseudo , role player , sham , shammer

• (noun) a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

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