dissimulator vs pretender

dissimulator and pretender both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissimulator	Yes	No	No	No
pretender	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dissimulator and pretender are synonyms defined as:

dissimulator and pretender: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Other synonyms of dissimulator include dissembler, hypocrite, phoney, phony.

dissimulator (noun)	pretender (noun)
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives