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poserpos‧er /ˈpəʊzə $ ˈpoʊzər/ noun [countable] informal poseurOrigin: 1800-1900 French poser; ➔ POSE1 - Did you hear him going on about his Porsches? What a poser!
- But now Leeds skipper Lucas Radebe has raised what he believes to be an equally pertinent poser.
- Fergie may well have bought a cut diamond at cut price but how he fits in remains a poser.
- Has your paper no more subtle posers, Doctor?
- I love having my photograph taken, in fact I am a real poser!
- I put this poser to him, though in a more tactful way, you understand.
someone who shows off► show-off someone who is always doing or saying things in order to make other people admire them - use this especially when you disapprove of this behaviour: · Dave can be a real show-off at times.· You have to be a bit of a show-off to be an actor. ► exhibitionist someone who publicly behaves in a way in which most people would usually only behave in private, in order to attract attention: · I've always liked singing for an audience -- I guess I'm just an exhibitionist.· Most of the dresses in the show are unwearable, unless you're an exhibitionist. ► poser British spoken someone who behaves in a way that they think will make them seem clever, fashionable, or well-educated, even when they are not - used especially humorously: · Did you hear him going on about his Porsches? What a poser! 1 British English (also po‧seur /pəʊˈzɜː $ poʊˈzɜːr/) someone who pretends to have a quality or social position they do not really have, usually in order to make people notice or admire them: You meet a lot of posers in this job.2a difficult question: That’s a real poser. |