poser

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/
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/ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ · /ˈpoʊzɚ/ (US)

Definition of poser

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (British)A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
    ““Always so energetic, Hastings! And what precisely would you have me do?” This was somewhat of a poser, but I was not going to withdraw from my position.”
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noun

  1. (British)A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
    ““Always so energetic, Hastings! And what precisely would you have me do?” This was somewhat of a poser, but I was not going to withdraw from my position.”
  2. Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
    “Even as a child, she was a habitual poser of difficult questions.”
  3. Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
  4. (derogatory, slang)A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
    “"My boyfriend, or I should say, ex-boyfriend, used to be all dark and brooding with long, black hair, but now?!" [...] "Um, I'm pretty sure uniforms don't work that way. I think your ex might just be a big poser." "A fact I would be blissfully unaware of if not for these damn uniforms!"”
    “Started hormones and these bitches called me a trans poser / They can kill themselves, I'm turning up like a transposer”

name

  1. A surname from German

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From pose + -er.

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