posers

noun

plural of poser
as in mimes
disapproving a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people He's not really interested in art. He's just a poser.

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Recent Examples of posers Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
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  1. mimes
  2. actors
  3. impressionists
  4. imitators
Noun
  • The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer before being slammed against a wall.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of mimes
Noun
  • In the Harry Potter movies, multiple actors portray the antagonist at various ages.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Borden entertained O’Neil and other actors at her Maplecroft mansion in Fall River.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of actors
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
Noun
  • No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitators

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“Posers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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