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would-be

would-be


adjective 
Definition:
 
hoping to do or be something: desiring or aspiring to do or be something
a would-be poet



noun  (plural would-bes)
Definition:
 
person aspiring to something: somebody who is hoping or trying to become something or achieve the status of something ( informal )
The reception was attended by all the major candidates for office and other would-bes.

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