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boulevardier

boulevardier

1 9.9
A man who often spends time on stylish city streets and in cafes and acts socially confident
  • noun
  • /ˌbuːləˈvɑːrdiːər/
translation icon : boulevardier
  • Walking along the Seine, he felt like a true boulevardier, enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Parisian life.

Examples

  • Dressed in a tailored suit, the boulevardier sipped espresso at a chic café, mingling with artists and writers.

  • He looks like a little boulevardier.

    Ninotchka (1939)

  • I was delighted to find that he looked like a cheerful boulevardier.

    Blog text (22)

  • It happened in Paris, in the mind of a boulevardier who was thinking rather dull thoughts about his mistresses.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Cooking Demo: Chef Randall Copland of Boulevardier.

    Blog text (6)

  • They usually cut their teeth on Tolkien, Dungeons and Dragons, and Monty Python, and no matter where they are from, they might as well be from a West Virginia coal-mining town; they begin to style themselves as an Edwardian boulevardier almost as soon.

    Blog text (2)

  • Every Sunday, the local boulevardier attends the outdoor market to socialize and showcase his discerning taste.

Synonyms

man-about-town
vsboulevardier
4 8.1

A man who often goes to restaurants, parties, and the theater for fun

is more tied to fashionable boulevards and seen as socially sophisticated
flâneur
vsboulevardier
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who walks slowly around a city, watching people and everyday life

is more socially active and frequents fashionable boulevards

How Social

celebrity
480 2.3
socialite
29 6.7
boulevardier
1 9.9
introvert
21 5.1
loner
79 4.2
hermit
35 6.1

Surface Forms

boulevardier singular
boulevardiers plural

Morphology

boulevardier = boulevard (semi-transparent) = boulevard + ier

Formally built from 'boulevard' + the French agentive suffix '-ier'; the sense 'man who frequents boulevards' is derivable but the foreign suffix and cultural nuance make it only partially transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Boulevardier comes from the French word boulevard, meaning 'wide street' or 'promenade', plus the French ending -ier, meaning 'person who spends time there'. So a boulevardier is literally a 'boulevard person' — a man who walks, socialises, and enjoys life on fashionable city boulevards, which explains the modern meaning.