- poseur
- noun Etymology: French, literally, poser, from poser Date: 1869 a person who pretends to be what he or she is not ; an affected or insincere person
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poseur — poseur, euse [ pozɶr, øz ] n. • 1641; de poser 1 ♦ Personne chargée de la pose (de certains objets). Poseur de pavés, de rails. Poseur de moquette, de parquets, de carrelages. Absolt, techn. Maçon chargé de la mise en place des pierres de taille … Encyclopédie Universelle
poseur — POSEUR, poseuri, s.m., adj. (Franţuzism) (Persoană îngâmfată) care pozează, studiindu şi în permanenţă atitudinile, gesturile etc. pentru a face impresie, pentru a epata sau pentru a se evidenţia. [pr.: pozör] – Din fr. poseur. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
poseur — one who practices affected attitudes, 1872, from Fr. poseur, from verb poser affect an attitude or pose, from O.Fr. poser to put or place (see POSE (Cf. pose) (v.1)). The word is English poser in French garb, and thus could itself be considered… … Etymology dictionary
Poseur — Po seur , n. masc.; pl. {Poseurs}, Poseuse Po seuse , n. fem.; pl. {Poseuses}, [F.] A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poseur — (franz., spr. sör), Posierer, Wichtigtuer (vgl. Pose) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Poseur — (frz., spr. söhr), Posierer, Wichtigtuer … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Poseur — Poseur,der:⇨Angeber(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
poseur — ► NOUN (fem. poseuse) ▪ a person who behaves affectedly in order to impress. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
poseur — [pō zʉr′] n. [Fr] a person who assumes attitudes or manners merely for their effect upon others … English World dictionary
Poseur — Authenticity is aimed at by devotees of various music subcultures, including the goth scene. Poseur is a pejorative term, often used in the punk, heavy metal, hip hop and goth subcultures to describe a person who copies the dress, speech, and/or… … Wikipedia
poseur — (pô zeur) s. m. 1° Celui qui pose ou qui dirige la pose de quelque chose que ce soit. Poseur de billard. Poseur de sonnettes, serrurier qui pose les sonnettes dans les appartements. Terme de chemin de fer. Poseur, homme d équipe qui… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
