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flâneur

[flah-nœr]

noun, plural flâ·neurs [flah-nœr] /flɑˈnœr/. French.

idler; dawdler; loafer.

Nearby words

  1. flyway,
  2. flyweight,
  3. flywheel,
  4. flywhisk,
  5. flânerie,
  6. flèche,
  7. flèches,
  8. flèches d'amour,
  9. fléchette,
  10. flémalle
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British Dictionary definitions for flaneur

flâneur

noun

an idler or loafer

Word Origin for flâneur

C19: see flânerie
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Word Origin and History for flaneur

flaneur

n.

"loafer, idler," 1854, from French flâneur, from flâner "to stroll, loaf, saunter," probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian flana, flanta "to gad about").

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