Complete Definition of "poseur"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

#: He pretends draping things in miles of cloth is art, and that he�s an artist, but it�s always the same gimmick with different details, and he�s just a poseur.
#: She only dresses like that because she thinks she is getting the boys' attention; she doesn�t even like the clothes. She�s such a poseur.

See also
pretentious
scope creep


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /p�.z��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pO.z9R/

Adjective
fr-adj|feminine=poseuse

  1. pompous, affected

Noun
fr-noun|m|sposeuse

  1. poseur

Related terms
poser

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