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poseur
PRONUNCIATION:
(poh-ZUHR)
MEANING:
noun: One who behaves in an affected manner to impress
others.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French poseur (poser), from poser (to pose), from Latin pausa
(pause).
Earliest documented use: 1869.
USAGE:
"Is Alain de Botton the biggest pseud and poseur of all time,
or a brilliant writer who asks intriguing questions?"
Lynn Barber; The Way Words Work; The Age (Melbourne, Australia);
Apr 5, 2009.
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