· a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
Synonym(s): Pretender
Hypernym(s): claimant
· a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonym(s): imposter, impostor, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player
Hypernym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
· 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
Synonym(s): hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney
Hypernym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker