Figaro

Cultural  

1. A scheming Spanish barber who appears as a character in eighteenth-century French plays. The operas The Marriage of Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and The Barber of Seville, by Gioacchino Rossini, are about Figaro.

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Example Sentences

Rumours of a love affair have been circulating since January when the pair were seen together at an event in Paris to mark the 200th anniversary of Le Figaro newspaper.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"Since the theft on October 19, 2025, we have been caught up in a media and political storm of unprecedented proportions," she told Le Figaro in an interview.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He joined Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal in 2002 after three years at French dailies Le Figaro and les Echos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

His classic “The Painter of Modern Life,” advocating for upending art’s sclerotic monotony, appeared in three profoundly influential installments of the Parisian newspaper Le Figaro.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Among his writings were plays that would later become famous operas, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen