wannabe
noun/ˈwɑnəbi/
Frequency rank: #10,024 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who wants to be someone famous or successful but has not yet achieved it.
Example sentence
She practiced singing every day because she was a total wannabe pop star who dreamed of fame.
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