wannabe
/ˈwɒnəbi/ noun C1- Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant. · Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.
- Someone who wishes to be part of, or to assimilate to, a majority group of which they are not a member.
Plural wannabes
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