poser

1 of 2

noun (1)

pos·​er ˈpō-zər 

: a puzzling or baffling question

poser

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a person who poses

Examples of poser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text. —Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025

After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

For a Gen X-er raised on movies that skewered phonies and wannabes, the thought of being a poser was, in the end, far more offensive to his sensibilities than being potentially bland. —Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

The smart money is on those with a long-term vision, capable of acting in the best interest of the future, instead of the compulsions of the moment, which will eventually delineate the posers and the professionals. —Parijat Banerjee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Yet Barnet is skeptical of activism, depicting environmentalists as posers and lambasting the feminist movement. —Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024

Yellen showed up a lot [of] other visitors and posers. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024

Ben is a 21st century variation on the Gen X slacker, the kind of guy who acts like anything that’s not on the Criterion Channel isn’t worth bothering with and anybody who actually cares about something is a sellout, a poser, or a hypocrite. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023

Del Rey wasn’t a poser, the thinking went, so much as a satirist. —Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

pose entry 3

Noun (2)

pose entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1793, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for poser

• bowser
• crozer
• dozer
• bulldozer
• composer
• disposer
• opposer
• proposer

Kids Definition

poser

1 of 2 noun

pos·​er ˈpō-zər 

: a puzzling or baffling question

poser

2 of 2 noun

: a person who poses