fraud vs pretender

fraud and pretender both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fraud and pretender are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fraud include fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer.

fraud (noun)	pretender (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	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
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses