Meaning & use
Poseur
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A person who behaves in an affected or insincere way to impress others.
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Critics dismissed him as a poseur who knew nothing about the art he collected.
She saw through his poseur act within minutes of meeting him.
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Borrowed directly from French, where it simply means 'one who poses.'
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