1. (

• Pretender ,

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

2. (

• imposter ,
• impostor ,
• pretender ,
• fake ,
• faker ,
• fraud ,
• sham ,
• shammer ,
• pseudo ,
• pseud ,
• role_player ,

) a person who makes deceitful pretenses ;

3. (

• hypocrite ,
• dissembler ,
• dissimulator ,
• phony ,
• phoney ,
• pretender ,

) 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 ;