Poser
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A particularly difficult question or puzzle. British
"“Always so energetic, Hastings! And what precisely would you have me do?” This was somewhat of a poser, but I was not going to withdraw from my position."
- 2 a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem wordnet
- 3 Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
"Even as a child, she was a habitual poser of difficult questions."
- 4 a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor wordnet
- 5 Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
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- 6 a person who habitually pretends to be something they are not wordnet
- 7 A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others. derogatory, slang
""My boyfriend, or I should say, ex-boyfriend, used to be all dark and brooding with long, black hair, but now?!" [...] "Um, I'm pretty sure uniforms don't work that way. I think your ex might just be a big poser." "A fact I would be blissfully unaware of if not for these damn uniforms!""
- 1 A surname from German
Example
More examples"“Always so energetic, Hastings! And what precisely would you have me do?” This was somewhat of a poser, but I was not going to withdraw from my position."
Etymology
From pose + -er.
From German Poser.
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