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boulevardier

American  
[bool-uh-vahr-deer, boo-luh-, booluh-var-dyay] / ˌbʊl ə vɑrˈdɪər, ˌbu lə-, bulə varˈdjeɪ /

noun

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

  2. bon vivant.


boulevardier British  
/ buːlˈvɑːdɪˌeɪ /

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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Etymology

Origin of boulevardier

From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at boulevard, -ier 2


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

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2020

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.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2020

"The moon’s souvenir / the boulevardier / a ballerina on the promenade," he wrote on Instagram.

From Fox News ● Oct. 8, 2019

Trump used more hand gestures than an Italian boulevardier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2017

He was essentially a bon vivant, a boulevardier and a humorist.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith

But these are 21st-century New Yorkers, more technocrats than boulevardiers.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2021

An elaborate cast of colorful characters keeps showing up out of nowhere, just as artists, writers, boulevardiers and other colorful visitors paraded through the Stein household in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2018

Aznavour began his career peddling his words and music to the Paris boulevardiers of the 40s and 50s - Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier and Charles Trenet.

From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2017

Parisian boulevardiers were set by the ears last week by a rumor, subsequently confirmed, that Mme.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was within striking distance of Amiens, by the way, and the boulevardiers unfortunately thought that Paris was out of his reach.'

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert

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