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wannabee
noun
Someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
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noun
Someone who wishes to be 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.
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Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.
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