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poseur

a person who tries to impress others by behaving affectedly
Not to be confused with:
poser – a person who poses, as for a picture
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po·seur

 (pō-zœr′, pō′zər)
n.
One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others.
[French, from poser, to pose, from Old French; see pose1.]
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poseur

(pəʊˈzɜː)
n
a person who strikes an attitude or assumes a pose in order to impress others
[C19: from French, from poser to pose1]
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po•seur

(poʊˈzɜr)

n.
a person who assumes or affects a character, manner, sentiment, etc., in order to impress others.
[1880–85; < French; see pose1, -eur]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.poseur - a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
poser
show-off - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
poseuse - a woman poseur
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Translations

poseur

[pəʊˈzɜːʳ] N → persona f afectada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

poseur

[pəʊˈzɜːr] n (pejorative) → poseur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

poseur

[pəʊˈzɜːʳ] n (pej) → persona affettata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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