Meaning of POSEUR
| Pronunciation: | | pow'zur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not |
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| | Synonyms: | | poser |
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| | See Also: | | exhibitionist, poseuse, show-off | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Po`seur"\, n. masc.; pl. {Poseurs}, Poseuse \Po`seuse"\,
n. fem.; pl. {Poseuses}, [F.]
A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally.
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| | Related Terms: | | ape, attitudinarian, attitudinizer, blagueur, bluff, bluffer, charlatan, conformist, copier, copycat, copyist, counterfeiter, cuckoo, dissembler, dissimulator, echo, echoer, echoist, exhibitionist, fake, faker, forger, fourflusher, fraud, humbug, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, malingerer, masquerader, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker, mocker, mockingbird, monkey, mountebank, parrot, phony, plagiarist, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poser, posture maker, posturer, posturist, pretender, quack, quacksalver, quackster, ringer, saltimbanco, sham, shammer, sheep, show-off, simulator, striker of poses |
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