WANNABE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ambitious and aspiring young person

Example:

the audience was full of Madonna wannabes

Synonyms:

aspirant; aspirer; hopeful; wannabe; wannabee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wannabe" is a kind of...):

applicant; applier (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)

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