/ˈmoʊpəˌsɑnt; French moʊpaˈsɑ̃/Show Spelled[moh-puh-sahnt; French moh-pa-sahn]Show IPA
noun
(Hen·ri Re·né Al·bert) Guy de /ɑ̃ˈri rəˈneɪ alˈbɛr gi də/Show Spelled[ahn-reeruh-neyal-ber gee duh]Show IPA, 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist.
(Henri René Albert) Guy de (ɡi də). 1850--93, French writer, noted esp for his short stories, such as Boule de suif (1880), La Maison Tellier (1881), and Mademoiselle Fifi (1883). His novels include Bel Ami (1885) and Pierre et Jean (1888)