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FLANEUR
Etymology
Noun
flaneur (plural flaneurs)
One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace.
An idler, a loafer.
Synonyms
• (wanderer): ambler, saunterer, stroller, wanderer
• (idler): See idler
Verb
flaneur (third-person singular simple present flaneurs, present participle flaneuring, simple past and past participle flaneured)
To wander aimlessly or at a lounging pace. [since at least the 1860s]
Anagrams
• earnful, flurane, frenula, funeral
Source: Wiktionary
Fla`neur", n. Etym: [F., fr. flâner to stroll.]
Definition: One who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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