poser C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈpoʊzər/ UK /ˈpəʊzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a puzzling question or problem; one who poses or affects a persona That riddle is a real poser; I have puzzled over it for hours. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a puzzling question or... puzzleconundrumriddleenigmaposeurexhibitionistshowoff Word family Related forms poseposeurposture Etymology AI details From pose + -er. Pose derives from Old French poser ('to put, place'), from Late Latin pausare ('to halt, cease'), conflated with Latin ponere ('to put'). poser Old French pausare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # poser **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊzər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊzə/ ## Meanings 1. a puzzling question or problem; one who poses or affects a persona ## Examples - That riddle is a real poser; I have puzzled over it for hours. ## Synonyms - puzzle - conundrum - riddle - enigma - poseur - exhibitionist - showoff ## Related Forms - pose - poseur - posture ## Roots and Affixes - Root: poser - Root: pausare ## Etymology From pose + -er. Pose derives from Old French poser ('to put, place'), from Late Latin pausare ('to halt, cease'), conflated with Latin ponere ('to put'). ## AI Etymology Poser comes from pose + -er. Pose derives from Old French poser ('to put, place'), from Late Latin pausare ('to halt, cease'), conflated with Latin ponere ('to put'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "a puzzling question or problem; one who poses or affects a persona", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old French poser and Latin pausare. Related words include pose, poseur, posture. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown