poseur
poseur · poseurs
позёр, позёрка
Angeber, Angeberin, Poser, Poserin
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress…One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
/pəʊˈzʊə(ɹ)/
» The books of this literary poseur were widely read but they are now forgotten.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
He pretends he's an artist, but he's just a poseur.
She only dresses like that because she thinks she is getting the boys' attention; she's such a poseur.
Angeber, Angeberin, Poser
позёрpozjór, позёркаpozjórka
More definitions
- a person who habitually pretends to be something they are not
Examples
2 sentencesThe books of this literary poseur were widely read but they are now forgotten.
Tom is a poseur.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others:
Origin
Borrowed from French poseur.Borrowed from French poseur.
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