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- [poh-zer]
- /ˈpoʊ zər/
- /ˈpəʊ.zər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poh-zer]
- /ˈpoʊ zər/
Definitions of poser word
- noun poser wannabe, pretentious person 2
- noun poser a question or problem that is puzzling or confusing. 1
- noun poser question, puzzle 1
- countable noun poser A poser is the same as a poseur. 0
- countable noun poser A poser is a difficult problem or puzzle. 0
- noun poser a person who poses 0
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Origin of poser
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; pose1 + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Poser
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poser popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poser usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poser
noun poser
- abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
- brain teaser — A brain teaser is a question, problem, or puzzle that is difficult to answer or solve, but is not serious or important.
- brain-teaser — a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity.
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- casuist — a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases
Antonyms for poser
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