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poser.

A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpoʊzɚ/US
  1. A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

    UK
  2. Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.

    Even as a child, she was a habitual poser of difficult questions.
  3. Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.

  4. A poseur (one who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others); a fake fan.

    derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poser From pose + -er.

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