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POSEUR
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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
Sense 1
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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