Found 2 items, similar to would-be.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: would-be would-be adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: aspirant, aspiring(p), wishful, would-be(a)] 2: unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: manque, would-be(a)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Would-be Would-be \Would"-be`\, a. Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet. [1913 Webster]