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boulevardier

[ bool-uh-vahr-deer, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey ]

noun

plural boulevardiers
  1. a person who frequents the most fashionable Parisian locales.


boulevardier

/ ːˈɑːɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of boulevardier1

From French, dating back to 1875–80; boulevard, -ier 2
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“Sometimes I laughed out loud and said, ‘Randall you are so crazy!’ — as though we were having a drink — boulevardiers! — and he had just related a hilarious anecdote.

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He “moves through the New York social scene with the charm and class of a boulevardier,” New York Times sports columnist Dave Anderson once wrote.

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Nothing in his recent life as a traveling salesman and occasional boulevardier suggested much taste for hearty adventure.

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A wealthy art dealer and storied boulevardier, Felix knows the name of every maitre d’ in Manhattan, reflexively flirts with every waitress and coyly encourages Laura’s worst fears.

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Started up and driven out of its resting place, the car sounds nothing like a boulevardier, with the popping and spitting and pouring out smoke and brimstone.

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