|  poser 
 
 1. a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
 • Syn:
 poseur
 • Derivationally related forms:
 pose
 • Hypernyms:
 exhibitionist, show-off
 • Hyponyms:
 poseuse
 2. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
 - the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
 • Syn:
 model
 • Derivationally related forms:
 pose, model (for: model)
 • Hypernyms:
 assistant, helper, help, supporter
 • Hyponyms:
 artist's model, sitter, dressmaker's model, photographer's model
 3. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
 • Syn:
 stumper, toughie, sticker
 • Derivationally related forms:
 stump (for: stumper), pose
 • Hypernyms:
 problem
 
 
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