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WANNABEE

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• WANNABEE (noun)
The noun WANNABEE has 1 sense:

1. an ambitious and aspiring young person

Familiarity information: WANNABEE used as a noun is very rare.

• WANNABEE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An ambitious and aspiring young person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aspirant; aspirer; hopeful; wannabe; wannabee

Context examples:

a lofty aspirant / two executive hopefuls joined the firm / the audience was full of Madonna wannabes

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

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

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
(English proverb)
"Fire with seasoned wood and work with flexible people are easy"
(Breton proverb)
"He who laughs last laughs best."
(American proverb)
"The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes."
(Czech proverb)

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