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poseur

/pəʊˈzɜː/

/poʊˈzɜr/

Translations

poseurnoun

poseurs

/pəʊˈzɜː/

/poʊˈzɜr/

He was such a poseur, always pretending to know more than he did.

Он был таким позёром, всегда притворяясь, что знает больше, чем на самом деле.

Additional translations

Synonyms

poseuradjective

more poseur

Comp.

most poseur

Super.

/ˈpəʊzɜː/

/poʊˈzɜr/

Occasionally used attributively to qualify nouns (e.g., "poseur fashion").

Synonyms

poseurnoun

A person who pretends to be what they are not or to have qualities they do not possess, often to impress others.

Everyone at the party could tell he was a poseur, trying too hard to fit in with the artists.

poseuradjective

Pretentious; giving a false impression of authenticity or sophistication.

They dismissed the café as a poseur place that cared more about appearances than coffee.