poser Definition

poser¹
noun

1. Someone who poses.
2. derog
Someone who tries to impress others by putting on an act and by dressing, behaving, etc so as to be noticed; a poseur.
Thesaurus: pretender, phoney, impostor, mimic, hypocrite, charlatan, con (slang), cheat, mountebank, masquerader, posturer, exhibitionist, quack.

Etymology: 19c.

---

poser²
noun

1. Someone who sets difficult questions.
2. A puzzling or perplexing question.

Etymology: 16c: from obsolete or rare pose to puzzle or perplex.