01 n. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.
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One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.(Eng. Hist.)“It is the shallow, unimproved intellects that are the confident pretenders to certainty.” — Glanvill.
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One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.