poseur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /pəʊˈzʊə(ɹ)/
- /pəʊˈzɜː(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from French poseur.
Meanings
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One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
But he was also, what seems almost incompatible with this ferocious truthfulness, excessively self-conscious and morally attitudinising, a thin-skinned poseur.
1884, Vernon Lee (pseudonym; Violet Paget), The Countess of Albany, published 1910, page 67:I am a poseur and I don't care / I like to make people stare
1978, Poly Styrene, “I Am a Poseur”, in Germ Free Adolescents, performed by X-Ray Spex:She only dresses like that because she thinks she is getting the boys' attention; she's such a poseur.
He pretends he's an artist, but he's just a poseur.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poseurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
de Poserin (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Poser (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · no posør (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · sv posör (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · tr pozör (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Angeberin (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · pl pozer (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · bg позьор (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · fr crâneuse (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Möchtegern (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Poseurin (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · da posør (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Effekthascher (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · es purapinta (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Selbstdarsteller (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · ru позёрка (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · fr poseuse (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · nl aansteller (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · es póser (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Angeber (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · fr poseur (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · fr crâneur (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · ru позёр (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · de Poseur (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · pl pozerka (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) · es posero (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others)