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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who aspires to a role or position.
  • noun One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group.
  • noun A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.
  • adjective Wishing or aspiring to be; would-be.

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  • noun Someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an ambitious and aspiring young person

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of want to be.]

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Written form of a reduction of "want to be"

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