Dictionary

pretendiente

/pɾetenˈdjente/

adjective/pɾetenˈdjente/

aspiring

Synonyms: aspirante

From pretender + -iente.

noun, masculine/feminine/pɾetenˈdjente/plural: pretendientes

pretendiente is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.

applicant; suitor, wooer; pretender (claimant to a throne)

From pretender + -iente.