poseur
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po·seur

noun \pō-ˈzər, ˈpō-zər\

Definition of POSEUR

: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person

Origin of POSEUR

French, literally, poser, from poser
First Known Use: 1869

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