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poser

a person who poses, as for a picture
Not to be confused with:
poseur – a person who tries to impress others by behaving affectedly
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pos·er 1

 (pō′zər)
n.
1. One who poses.
2. A poseur.

pos·er 2

 (pō′zər)
n.
A baffling question or problem.
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poser

(ˈpəʊzə)
n
1. a person who poses
2. informal a person who likes to be seen in trendsetting clothes in fashionable bars, discos, etc

poser

(ˈpəʊzə)
n
a baffling or insoluble question
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pos•er1

(ˈpoʊ zər)

n.
a person who poses.
[1885–90]

pos•er2

(ˈpoʊ zər)

n.
a puzzling question or problem.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.poser - a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
poseur
show-off - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
poseuse - a woman poseur
2.poser - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptorposer - a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
model
artist's model, sitter - a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
dressmaker's model - someone who models dresses
photographer's model - a model who poses for photographers
3.poser - a particularly difficult or baffling question or problemposer - 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"
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poser

noun puzzle, problem, question, riddle, enigma, conundrum, teaser, tough one, vexed question, brain-teaser (informal), knotty point Here's a little poser for you.
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poser

[ˈpəʊzəʳ] N
1. (= problem) → problema m or pregunta f difícil
2. (= person) = poseur
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poser

[ˈpəʊzər] n
(= person) (pejorative) → poseur/euse m/f
(= problem) → colle f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

poser

n
(= person) → Angeber(in) m(f)
(inf: = difficult problem or question) → harte Nuss (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

poser

[ˈpəʊzəʳ] (fam) n (problem) → domanda difficile (pej) (person) → posatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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But let his questions not be troublesome; for that is fit for a poser. And let him be sure to leave other men, their turns to speak.
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Looked at close, it alters very considerably for the worse, and becomes, to speak the plain truth -- a Poser.
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This was a poser for Robin, since he liked not the idea of staying over night at the Sheriff's house.
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This being something in the nature of a poser for Podsnap, he merely waves it away with a speechless wave.
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This was a poser, and they gave up the puzzle, though Jamie confided to Rose that he did not think he could live till Monday without knowing what this remarkable thing was.
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In spite of his real ability, Bulwer was a poser and sentimentalist, characteristics for which he was vigorously ridiculed by Thackeray.
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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.
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She rather enjoyed studying out Pollyanna's "posers," too, as she called some of the little girl's questions.
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He carried his black kid gloves IN his hands, and not ON them; and as he spoke, thrust his wrists beneath his coat tails, with the air of a man who was in the habit of propounding some regular posers.
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L'Armee a declare, dans un communique publie sur son compte Twitter, que ses troupes avaient tue deux terroristes de Boko Haram dans l'Etat de Borno qui tentaient de poser des Engins explosifs improvises (EEI) dans la region.
Boko Haram tue 3 soldats et en blesse 8 autres, dans le Nord-Est du Nigeria

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