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Pretender vs Usurper - What's the difference?

pretender | usurper |

As nouns the difference between pretender and usurper

is that pretender is a person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold while usurper is one who usurps.

pretender

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
  • A claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne.

    • Synonyms

    * dissembler * hypocrite * phoney

    Related terms

    * pretend

    usurper

    English

    (wikipedia usurper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who usurps.
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    • Related terms

    * usurpress

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