poseur
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poseur (pəʊˈzɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a person who strikes an attitude or assumes a pose in order to impress others | |
| [C19: from French, from poser to | |
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Poseur
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
poseur
"one who practices affected attitudes," 1872, from Fr. poseur, from verb poser "affect an attitude or pose," from O.Fr. poser "to put or place" (see pose (v.1)). The word is Eng. poser in Fr. garb, and thus could itself be considered an affectation.
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Example sentences
Faking it is obviously common but also the easily detected sign of being a poseur.
But if history is repeating itself, it is as a footnote-the revolutionary as poseur.
He compensated for his shyness by becoming something of a poseur, a show-off.
In any case, she's sure that he's a poseur and an opportunist, disguising his self-seeking with a veneer of piety.
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