How to pronounce poseur
American English pronunciation
poh-ZUR
- IPA
- /poʊˈzɝ/
- Syllables
- poh · ZUR (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What poseur means
A person who pretends to be something they are not
In a sentence: He carried a surfboard everywhere but was a poseur who never surfed.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French.
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