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Meanings of poser in English

Portuguese
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Catalan
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A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor.

        modelo
        Catalan
        pregunta difícil

        A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

              pregunta difícil
              Catalan
              farsant

              A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not.

                    farsant
                    Usage of poser in English
                    1
                    This was a poser; an act of open impiety; a Kentucky argument.
                    Mexico and Its Religion / With Incidents of Travel in That Count...
                    2
                    There would be many and varied answers given to such a poser.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    Right down to the heart-shaped beauty mark on his cheek, the poser.
                    The unnatural inquirer
                    4
                    This was a poser, but Mr. Tripp was equal to the emergency.
                    Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
                    5
                    This was a poser and Dick did not pretend to answer it.
                    The Rover Boys out West; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
                    6
                    But do you think the poser knows more than he's saying?
                    Break No Bones
                    7
                    But my readers will doubtless be interested in the little poser.
                    Amusements in Mathematics
                    8
                    So I will give a simple poser dealing with this branch of commerce.
                    Amusements in Mathematics
                    9
                    The kind that makes me really sick is the patriotic poser.
                    The Root of Evil
                    10
                    Here is a new poser in measuring liquids that will be found interesting.
                    Amusements in Mathematics
                    11
                    You will be a preacher and a poser to the end.
                    The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia
                    12
                    This was a poser; but Joe was ready with an equivoke.
                    Two Years Before the Mast
                    13
                    This was another poser which Williams evidently found it wholly impossible to answer.
                    The Missing Merchantman
                    14
                    This was a poser: Joab had expected her to talk business.
                    The Fiend's Delight
                    15
                    Your question what would convince me of Design is a poser.
                    Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
                    16
                    Even the pansy smiled, and so did that poser with the funny name.
                    The hellfire club
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                    Portuguese
                    modelo
                    Spanish
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                    Poser through the time
                    Poser across language varieties
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