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po⋅seur
[poh-zur; Fr. paw-zœr] 
–noun, plural -seurs [-zurz; Fr. -zœr] .
[-zurz; Fr. -zœr] . | a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one. |
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| po·seur (pō-zɶr', pō'zər) n. One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others. [French, from poser, to pose, from Old French; see pose1.] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : poseur
Spanish:
persona que pone bombas,
German:
der Bombenleger,
Japanese:
爆弾の仕掛け人
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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