would-be
adjective
[ ˈwʊdbi ]
• desiring or aspiring to be a specified type of person.
• "a would-be actress who dresses up as Marilyn Monroe"
Similar:
aspiring,
budding,
promising,
prospective,
potential,
striving,
hopeful,
optimistic,
keen,
eager,
ambitious,
enterprising,
wishful,
longing,
wannabe,
would-be
noun
• a person who desires or aspires to be a particular type.
• "a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed"
