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poser

poser

1 7.2
A person who stays still so an artist can draw or photograph them
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊzər/
translation icon : modelo
  • The photographer hired a professional poser to showcase her new collection of fashion designs.

Examples

  • At the art studio, the poser struck various poses to help students learn about human anatomy.

  • A bearded, downtown poser.

    Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

  • I am a perfect poser and I have a fantastic body.

    Pumping Iron (1977)

  • Moreover, when Frenhofer seeks an ideal poser for the completion of his work, he does not consider his original model.

    Academic text (1992)

  • He worked as a poser in several art galleries, modeling for both painting and sculpting classes.

Synonyms

model
vsposer
368 3.9

A person who shows clothes or poses for photos

focuses on being used for artistic depiction rather than mainly clothing display
sitter
vsposer
4 4.1

A person or animal that stays still to be painted

is specifically someone arranged to be depicted for art or camera work
artist's model
vsposer
1 3.4

A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them

includes people used for both photographic and visual art work
photographer's model
vsposer
1 3.9

A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads

applies to people used across painting, sculpture, and camera work

How Professional

supermodel
90 3.4
model
368 3.9
poser
1 7.2
sitter
4 4.1

Surface Forms

poser singular
posers plural

Morphology

poser = pose (transparent) = pose + er

Direct agentive formation from the verb 'pose' (to assume a pose); learners familiar with 'pose' will readily derive 'poser'.

Etymology

Poser comes from the verb pose, which means 'to put' or 'place'. Artists ask someone to pose, so a poser is the person who holds a position for a painter or photographer and becomes the model for the picture.