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poseur.

One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəʊˈzʊə(ɹ)//pəʊˈzɜː(ɹ)/
  1. One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

    He pretends he's an artist, but he's just a poseur.
    She only dresses like that because she thinks she is getting the boys' attention; she's such a poseur.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French poseur.

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