posture-maker en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated) One who teaches or practices artificial postures of the body; an acrobat.
He will distort his mind to make it look violent, as posture-makers twist their bodies to display their muscles, or as maniacs do it so out of spasm.
1840, “The Poets of England who have died young”, in The Cambridge University Magazine, volume 1, number 1, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| posture-makers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |