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boulevardier

bou·le·var·dier
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l-uh-vahr-deer, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey]
    • /ˌbʊl ə vɑrˈdɪər, ˌbu lə-; French bulə varˈdyeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l-uh-vahr-deer, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey]
    • /ˌbʊl ə vɑrˈdɪər, ˌbu lə-; French bulə varˈdyeɪ/

Definitions of boulevardier word

  • noun boulevardier (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places 3
  • noun boulevardier a man who frequents the cafés on the boulevards of Paris; hence, any man about town 3
  • noun plural boulevardier a person who frequents the most fashionable Parisian locales. 1
  • noun plural boulevardier bon vivant. 1
  • noun boulevardier A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant. 0
  • verb boulevardier (Intransitive Verb) To strut or show off like a boulevardier. 0
See all 6 definitions of boulevardier

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Origin of boulevardier

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1875-80; See origin at boulevard, -ier2

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Parts of speech for Boulevardier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Boulevardier

boulevardier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • man about town

    a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
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