poser

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[ poh-zer ]
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noun
  1. a person who poses.

  2. a poseur, especially a person who is trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.

Origin of poser

1
First recorded in 1885–90; pose1 + -er1

Other definitions for poser (2 of 2)

poser2
[ poh-zer ]

noun
  1. a question or problem that is puzzling or confusing.

Origin of poser

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First recorded in 1580–90; pose2 + -er1

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How to use poser in a sentence

  • She would come into school well primed with educational posers, and keenly enjoyed Miss Webb's discomfiture.

    A Fourth Form Friendship | Angela Brazil
  • Some of these posers I still retain in their disguised form; others I have translated into terms of the chessboard.

    Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest Dudeney
  • Our friend Professor Rackbrane is seen in the illustration to be propounding another of his Pg 144little posers.

    Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest Dudeney

British Dictionary definitions for poser (1 of 2)

poser1

/ (ˈpəʊzə) /


noun
  1. a person who poses

  2. informal a person who likes to be seen in trendsetting clothes in fashionable bars, discos, etc

British Dictionary definitions for poser (2 of 2)

poser2

/ (ˈpəʊzə) /


noun
  1. a baffling or insoluble question

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