poser
n.
difficult problem; male model; impostor, pretender
Poser
poser
Noun
1. a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
(synonym) poseur
(hypernym) exhibitionist, show-off
(hyponym) poseuse
(derivation) pose, impersonate, personate
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"
(synonym) model
(hypernym) assistant, helper, help, supporter
(hyponym) artist's model, sitter
(derivation) model, pose, sit, posture
3. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
(synonym) stumper, toughie, sticker
(hypernym) problem
(derivation) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Poser (der)
n.
difficult question, difficult request, difficult query, hard problem; actor, one who acts, performer (in plays, films, etc.)
poser
v.
put, put down, lay down; set; pose, put forth (a question); lay, place