poser
noun
- one who poses
- difficult question
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ / /ˈpoʊzɚ/
name
Etymology: From German Poser.
- A surname from German
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English pose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poser From pose + -er.
- 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.”
- Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
“Even as a child, she was a habitual poser of difficult questions.”
- Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
- 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”