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poseur

  • /pəʊˈzʊə(ɹ)/
  • /pəʊˈzɜː(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French poseur.

noun poseurs

  1. One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others. He pretends he's an artist, but he's just a poseur.

    Similar: poser, attitudinizer

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noun one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others

Españolposero, póser, purapinta
Françaisposeur, poseuse, crâneur, crâneuse
DeutschAngeber, Angeberin, Poser, Poserin, Poseur, Poseurin
Русскийпозёр pozjór, позёрка pozjórka

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@misc{poseur_2026,
  title = {poseur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poseur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}