First Known Use: 1869
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poseur
noun po·seur \pō-ˈzər, ˈpō-zər\
Definition of POSEUR
: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
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Origin of POSEUR
French, literally, poser, from poser
Rhymes with POSEUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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