pretender vs faker

pretender and faker both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pretender and faker are synonyms defined as:

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

pretender (noun)	faker (noun)
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	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