as in pretender
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a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people
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Recent Examples of poseur
As his profligacy and parties flashed bigger and brighter, his guests saw in Low no mere party-boy poseur, but a man of apparently limitless means, whatever their origin, whose interests could even enhance their own ambitions.
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Michael Ames, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
The seats just don't get it, but our guess is that the target customers for the Olds and the Chevy don't worry too much about seats and ergonomics—that's for Porsche people and other poseurs.
—David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
Kylo Ren is the J. Alfred Prufrock of space: a self-conscious poseur, needled by his own insecurities.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
More often than not, a songwriter who sets out to work both sides and the middle of that street comes off like a poseur — a pleaser without much personality.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023
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Michael Ames, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
The seats just don't get it, but our guess is that the target customers for the Olds and the Chevy don't worry too much about seats and ergonomics—that's for Porsche people and other poseurs.
—David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
Kylo Ren is the J. Alfred Prufrock of space: a self-conscious poseur, needled by his own insecurities.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
More often than not, a songwriter who sets out to work both sides and the middle of that street comes off like a poseur — a pleaser without much personality.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poseur
Noun
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John Elway was considered a postseason pretender when his Denver Broncos were annihilated in three Super Bowls over a four-year stretch, then finished his career by snagging the franchise’s first two championship rings.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Every decision carries weight, and in a league where the line between contender and pretender is razor-thin, there’s little room for error.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One who comes to her full power when she is exiled by a charlatan, by a cruel leader.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
26 Nov. 2024
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The good, sincere members would flourish and the charlatans, the folks who over-promise to their constituents, would not.—
Gary Franks,
Boston Herald,
20 Jan. 2024
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After Elon Musk purchased Twitter and swiftly removed all content moderation, a substantial exodus flowed to weak impostors like BlueSky, Threads, and Mastodon.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, Macy's Santa is supposed to be the real Santa, so the department store wanted to cut the famous scene where Buddy finds out about the impostor.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The copycats are giving ammunition to MicroStrategy haters.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line: It's become common practice for social media companies to copy or iterate on new features from rival apps, but for most creators and users, TikTok copycats still aren't as good.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Gould observed that Jerry Falwell had taken up the mountebank’s mission of William Jennings Bryan.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
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Now, this pallid Color Purple epitomizes the artistic dearth of an era when a cultural mountebank like Winfrey uses race and feminist guile to cheat us of America’s most creative achievements.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s Insane Clown Posse Cabinet is very close to being filled with a cadre of fools and quacks, goons and thugs.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Poseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poseur. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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