What is poser Poser?
poser – a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem stumper , toughie , sticker problem – a question raised for consideration or solution; “our homework consisted of ten problems to solve”
What is a poseur in drama?
Every scene has its poseurs, its wannabes—the ones who try too hard to belong but who don’t have cred. The noun poseur is defined as “a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person.” If we already had the word ‘poser’, what led us to borrow ‘poseur’ from French?
Was Bulwer a poser and sentimentalist?
In spite of his real ability, Bulwer was a poser and sentimentalist, characteristics for which he was vigorously ridiculed by Thackeray. I was ready to cry and there the creature sat in front of me with an imbecile smile as much as to say ‘here is a poser for you.