: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
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Meanwhile, Bobby the poseur has to work through a murder labyrinth to save his wife, but that game is mostly a distraction from the fact that Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) from the first Saw has resurfaced — and is revealed as an accomplice of Jigsaw from the very beginning.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
Cara sees her as a poseur(*) and a privileged rich girl whose lifestyle is funded by her slumlord parents.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
In moments like these, Marianne, the poseur, becomes one with them.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2023
The Pogues, poor kids from the island, are at constant odds with the Kooks, the rich poseurs.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2023
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
Cara sees her as a poseur(*) and a privileged rich girl whose lifestyle is funded by her slumlord parents.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
In moments like these, Marianne, the poseur, becomes one with them.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2023
The Pogues, poor kids from the island, are at constant odds with the Kooks, the rich poseurs.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Poseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poseur. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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poseur
noun
po·seur
pō-ˈzər 
: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not
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