1. would-be

        [ woo d-bee ]
        / ˈwʊdˌbi /

        adjective

        wishing or pretending to be: a would-be wit.
        intended to be: a would-be kindness.

        noun

        a person who wishes or pretends to be something: Opera singers and would-bes should practice at least four hours a day.

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        Origin of would-be

        1250–1300; Middle English (adj.)
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        British Dictionary definitions for would-be

        would-be

        adjective (prenominal)

        usually derogatory wanting or professing to bea would-be politician
        intended to bewould-be generosity

        noun

        derogatory a person who wants or professes to be something that he is not
        Indian the person to whom one is is engaged to be married; fiancé or fiancée
        Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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