BOULEVARDIER

boulevardier

(noun) a visitor of a city boulevard (especially in Paris)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boulevardier (plural boulevardiers)

A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.

Synonyms

• man about town

• flaneur

Coordinate terms

• mall rat

Verb

boulevardier (third-person singular simple present boulevardiers, present participle boulevardiering, simple past and past participle boulevardiered)

(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.

Source: Wiktionary


Boule`var`dier", n. [F.]

Definition: A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris. F. Harrison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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