Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. 2. (n.) The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law. 3. (n.) One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.

Multi-Version Concordance Pretender (1 Occurrence) Luke 6:42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye. (WEY)