posturer

noun

1. the position or carriage of the body in standing or sitting; bearing
2. such a position assumed as in posing for an artist
3. the way things stand; condition with respect to circumstances: the delicate posture of foreign affairs
4. 1. an attitude of mind; frame of mind
   2. an attitude assumed merely for effect
5. an official stand or position, as that taken by a nation on a major issue

transitive verb postured, posturing

intransitive verb