poseur
noun
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than their true one.
poseurs
-
pluralof poseur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They might be poseurs tossing around references to Ginsberg and Bukowski, but the welcome mat the group offers Ed is enticing and inspiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And directors Bailey and Barbato seem intent on casting Louisville as a place of poseurs and pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Like trolls and sanctimonious poseurs, influencers goose Twitter's algorithm by appealing to base instincts.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
Even in a television season rife with grifters, poseurs and con artists, Amanda Seyfried was very good at being bad.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
Which ones were the real artists and which ones were the poseurs?
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
