Flanner

American  

[flan-er] / ˈflæn ər /

noun

1. Janet Genêt, 1892–1978, U.S. journalist: long based in Paris.

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Example Sentences

Writing for the New Yorker, Flanner “became the unofficial historian of the fading vieux Paris, lamenting the closings of once-iconic cafes and the shuttering of specialized shops,” Mr. Braude writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

In this context came the Weidmann affair, which Flanner covered from the trial through the execution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The fun, for New Yorker fans, is the parlor game of connecting them to such real-life analogues as Joseph Mitchell, Rosamond Bernier, Mavis Gallant, Janet Flanner, James Baldwin, A.J.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021

In Paris, Abbott became known for portraits of leading cultural figures, including James Joyce and Janet Flanner, and for championing the work of the then little-known Eugène Atget.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

In the first place, the Flanner Guild, projected by Mr. Flanner, a white man, is maintained largely by white contributions, but it is controlled wholly by coloured people.

From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by Grayson, David