a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
[ Syn: pretender ]
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
[ Syn: imposter , impostor , fake , faker , fraud , sham , shammer , pseudo , pseud , role player ]
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
[ Syn: hypocrite , dissembler , dissimulator , phony , phoney ]