Boucher

[ boo-shey ]

/ buˈʃeɪ /

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noun

Fran·çois

[frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1703–70, French painter.

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Words nearby Boucher

Bouar, boubou, Bouchard, bouche, bouchée, Boucher, Boucher de Crèvecoeur de Perthes, Boucherville, Bouches-du-Rhône, bouchon, Boucicault

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How to use Boucher in a sentence

Another type is the journeyman, such as Boucher, Leighton, Michal Neuvirth or even Hart’s current backup, Brian Elliott, who is on his fifth team in 14 NHL seasons.
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Shortening hospital stays is the reason remdesivir has been embraced, at least in the United States, Boucher says.
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Two days later, when Lester Patrick and Frank Boucher called him up to their room to sign him, he just shook his head.
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Boucher-Hayes is as mystified as everyone else as to why Townley has perpetrated this latest hoax, but he has some theories.
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Grimes is the stage name of 24-year-old experimental electronic artist Claire Boucher.
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Boucher recalled de Ligonnes standing on the balcony of his junior suite later that evening as she walked through the courtyard.
French Aristocrat Murder Mystery|Dana Kennedy|April 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"He stood out because he was alone," Boucher told The Daily Beast.
French Aristocrat Murder Mystery|Dana Kennedy|April 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
M. Boucher was related by marriage to one of the ablest editors of great theological works.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Alfred Boucher conceived a strong admiration for the managing editor, who treated him as a friend.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
This Alfred Boucher believed he was exploiting Savarus, whereas the contrary was the case.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
“It is not every one who has the stuff to make a Boucher” even his great antagonist David has said of him.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
With Boucher the idea of honour, of innocence, has become something strange; the new age requires virtue, bonnes mœurs.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for Boucher

Boucher

/ (French buʃe) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). 1703–70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of pastoral scenes and mythological subjects

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