poser
English
/ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/, /ˈpoʊzɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (British) A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
- Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
- Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
- (pejorative) A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
Etymology
Suffix from English pose (interrogate, perplex, puzzle).
Origin
English
pose
Gloss
interrogate, perplex, puzzle