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- [poh-zur; French paw-zœr]
- /poʊˈzɜr; French pɔˈzœr/
- /ˈpəʊ.zər/
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- [poh-zur; French paw-zœr]
- /poʊˈzɜr; French pɔˈzœr/
Definitions of poseur word
- noun plural poseur 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. 1
- noun poseur pretentious person 1
- countable noun poseur You can describe someone as a poseur when you think that they behave in an insincere or exaggerated way because they want to make a particular impression on other people. 0
- noun poseur a person who strikes an attitude or assumes a pose in order to impress others 0
- noun poseur a person who assumes attitudes or manners merely for their effect upon others 0
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Origin of poseur
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1880-85; See origin at pose1, -eur
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Parts of speech for Poseur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poseur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
poseur usage trend in Literature
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Top questions with poseur
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