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flâneur

[ flah-nœr ]

noun

, French.
, plural flâ·neurs [flah-, nœr].
  1. a person who lounges or strolls around in a seemingly aimless way; an idler or loafer:

    the flâneur, that cool, aloof observer of urban society.



flâneur

/ flɑnœr /

noun

  1. an idler or loafer


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flâneur1

First recorded in 1850–55; from French: literally, “loafer, idler, man about town,” equivalent to flân-, stem of flâner “to waste time” + -eur ( def ); flânerie ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flâneur1

C19: see flânerie

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Example Sentences

He was not, indeed, the aimless flaneur that he has been represented.

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