poser1
/ˈpəʊzə
/noun
A person who poses; a poseur.‘Canned hunts’ are for phonies and posers and dandy boys....
- Some people see cyclists as posers with their skin-tight brightly coloured Lycra jerseys, padded shorts and shaved legs.
- Some people love them, others think they are overpriced and worn by fashion victims and posers.
Synonyms
exhibitionist, poseur, poseuse, self-publicist, attention-seeker
informal show-off, pseud
rare attitudinizer, posturer
Rhymes
poser2
/ˈpəʊzə/noun
A difficult or perplexing question or problem.She throws the question back with the poser, ‘why not?’...
- Something to do with the West Lothian Question, a constitutional poser that once aroused great passion but is now lost in the mists of time.
- To answer the 300-odd posers on the questionnaire without then being persuaded to sign up for the religion was an essential rite-of-passage for any spotty adolescent struggling to find their own voice.
Synonyms
difficult question, awkward problem, knotty problem, vexed question, tough one, puzzle, mystery, conundrum, puzzler, enigma, riddle
informal dilemma, facer, toughie, tough/hard nut to crack, brain-teaser, stumper, cruncher
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