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POSEUR

Dictionary entry overview: What does poseur mean?

• POSEUR (noun)
The noun POSEUR has 1 sense:

1. a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

Familiarity information: POSEUR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POSEUR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

poser; poseur

Hypernyms ("poseur" is a kind of...):

exhibitionist; show-off (someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poseur"):

poseuse (a woman poseur)

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