Hyphenation of Pretender

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Pretender? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Pre-tender

Definitions of Pretender:

1.	A claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
2.	A person who makes deceitful pretenses
3.	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

Synonyms of Pretender:

noun	Pretender, claimant
noun	imposter, impostor, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player, deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
noun	hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney, deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.