as in mime
disapproving
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
Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Hey, none of you posers got any caprese sandwiches, right?
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Seek out the real meaning; don’t follow or emulate posers.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Hey, none of you posers got any caprese sandwiches, right?
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Seek out the real meaning; don’t follow or emulate posers.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 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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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
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Rae’s setup was meticulous, maximalist, and totally unified—the boa made of hundred-dollar bills, the backup dancers who looked vaguely like mimes, the scaffolding that suggested Moulin Rouge!—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The actor and longtime Knicks fan donned a blue suit with an orange tie on the red carpet.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Musician Beyoncé, actor Nicole Kidman and tennis star Venus Williams serve as co-hosts alongside magazine executive Anna Wintour, who has long spearheaded the event.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poser. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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