boulevardier

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

noun, plural bou·le·var·diers

[boo l-uh-vahr-deerz, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey] /ˌbʊl ə vɑrˈdɪərz, ˌbu lə-; French bulə varˈdyeɪ/.

a person who frequents the most fashionable Parisian locales.
bon vivant.

Origin of boulevardier

From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at boulevard, -ier²

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Examples from the Web for boulevardier

Historical Examples of boulevardier

He has in him nothing of the boulevardier, and he is happy only when at work.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893
Various
He composed feuilletons that would have made the fortune of a boulevardier.
Edgar Saltus: The Man
Marie Saltus
With swift intelligence, she felt him to be no more a boulevardier than she was light.
To Win the Love He Sought
E. Phillips Oppenheim
By nature you're a boulevardier, or what the newspapers call a 'clubman.'
The Street Called Straight
Basil King
He could now pass for a boulevardier while before he had the air of a cutthroat.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile
Henry Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for boulevardier

boulevardier

noun

(originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places

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Word Origin and History for boulevardier

1856, French, "one who frequents the boulevard;" i.e.: man-about-town, one fond of urban living and society.