as in mime
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a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people
He's not really interested in art. He's just a poser.
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Recent Examples of poser
There’s nothing catastrophically wrong with her eponymous protagonist: Lucy seems nice enough, has a distinct sense of style, and is witty enough to keep up with her very New York friend group that contains a healthy mix of genuine achievers and very cool posers.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
—Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 21 May 2026
Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
—Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 21 May 2026
Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poser
Noun
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Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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In person, the audience sips cocktails and witnesses top-notch side acts that cleanse the palate between improv blocks, with a mix of nationally touring stand-up, mimes, musicians and more.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rogue actors are one of several concerns.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Does the answer lie instead in Hollywood—the gift of an epic project that fully captures the American experience without literally being American Experience, crafted by homegrown talent and brought to life by America’s favorite performers (British actors who learned the accent by watching Friends)?—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poser. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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