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poseur
"one who practices affected attitudes," 1872, from Fr.
poseur,
from verb
poser
"affect an attitude or pose," from O.Fr.
poser
"to put or place" (see
pose
(v.1)). The word is Eng.
poser
in Fr. garb, and thus could itself be considered an affectation.