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poser

1

[ poh-zer ]

noun

  1. a person who poses.
  2. a poseur, especially a person who is trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.


poser

2

[ poh-zer ]

noun

  1. a question or problem that is puzzling or confusing.

poser

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a person who poses
  2. informal.
    a person who likes to be seen in trendsetting clothes in fashionable bars, discos, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poser

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a baffling or insoluble question
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of poser1

First recorded in 1885–90; pose 1 + -er 1

Origin of poser2

First recorded in 1580–90; pose 2 + -er 1
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Sonny will never admit this, but later on in the story, he feels like a poser and like he's not doing enough.

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This has frustrated a minority of conservative evangelicals who see Trump as an unrepentant poser, using the Bible and prayer sessions for photo props.

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“We’re becoming a community of enablers. A lot of the homeless are posers. They smoke pot and charge their cellphones at their moms’ houses.

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Corny posers and pretenders didn’t care about sneakers the way we did; that feeling of opening up a box of new Jordan’s was something that we owned.

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And it's an election year, which even in placid times turns politicians into preening posers desperate for money and attention.

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