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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