Poseur (Noun)
Meaning
A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new guy in the office is a total poseur, claiming to have worked on Wall Street when in reality he's never even been to New York.
- After talking to him for a few minutes, it was clear that the wannabe artist was a poseur who had never actually sold a piece of art in his life.
- The self-proclaimed "extreme sports enthusiast" turned out to be a poseur who had never even gone skydiving before.
- Her friend was a poseur, pretending to be a freelance writer when in reality she was just a receptionist with no writing experience.
- The guy who claimed to be a "tech mogul" turned out to be a poseur who had just inherited his father's business and had no actual knowledge of technology.