noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   a person who habitually pretends to be something they are not wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

poserposerapeattitudinarianattitudinizerattitudinizer

Example

More examples

"The books of this literary poseur were widely read but they are now forgotten."

Etymology

Borrowed from French poseur.

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