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
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
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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
Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
This was a bit of a poser for planetary scientists.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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
Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
This was a bit of a poser for planetary scientists.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poser
Noun
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Instead, someone hands me a wooden pole with a piece of foam taped around one end and mimes poking the machine in its chest.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Ellie the Elephant was also in attendance, doing an impressive book-reading mime routine on the red carpet.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feburary 15, at the age of 95.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The footage included photos from his childhood and ended with a clip of the actor taking a bite out of a massive cookie.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poser. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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