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Grammar : Noun
Spell : poh-zer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpoʊ zər

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Définition of poser

Origin :
  • "one who practices an affected attitude," 1881, agent noun from pose (v.1); revived in teen-ager slang by 1983. Meaning "question that puzzles" is from 1793 from pose (v.2); earlier it meant "one who asks testing questions" (1580s).
  • noun pretender
  • noun mystery
  • noun puzzle
Example sentences :
  • Buttner, thinking to punish him for his audacity, put a 'poser' to him, and awaited the result.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • This was something of a poser, but the Captain did his best.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • It certainly was a "poser" to be told, "But you don't even know my name."
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • This was a poser; an act of open impiety; a Kentucky argument.
  • Extract from : « Mexico and its Religion » by Robert A. Wilson
  • To himself the unreal editor had to own that this was a poser.
  • Extract from : « Imaginary Interviews » by W. D. Howells
  • Exactly what to do was a poser, but finally he nerved himself for another squeeze.
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
  • That article was a poser and a dumbfounder to the confederates.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
  • That was a poser indeed; Gilbert bit his lip and said nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Make-Believes » by Tom Gallon
  • He had to confess that that was a poser, for neither granny nor Joe could give him any assistance.
  • Extract from : « Her Benny » by Silas Kitto Hocking
  • This looks like a poser, yet later rabbis surmounted the difficulty.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote

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