boulevardier

boulevardier [boo l-uh-vahr-deer, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural bou·le·var·diers [boo l-uh-vahr-deerz, boo-luh-; French booluh-var-dyey] /ˌbʊl ə vɑrˈdɪərz, ˌbu lə-; French bulə varˈdyeɪ/.

1. a person who frequents the most fashionable Parisian locales.
2. bon vivant.

Origin of boulevardier From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at boulevard, -ier2 Examples from the Web for boulevardier Historical Examples of boulevardier

He has in him nothing of the boulevardier, and he is happy only when at work.

The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893

Various

He composed feuilletons that would have made the fortune of a boulevardier.

Edgar Saltus: The Man

Marie Saltus

With swift intelligence, she felt him to be no more a boulevardier than she was light.

To Win the Love He Sought

E. Phillips Oppenheim

By nature you’re a boulevardier, or what the newspapers call a ‘clubman.’

The Street Called Straight

Basil King

He could now pass for a boulevardier while before he had the air of a cutthroat.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile

Henry Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for boulevardier boulevardier noun

1. (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places

Word Origin and History for boulevardier n.

1856, French, “one who frequents the boulevard;” i.e.: man-about-town, one fond of urban living and society.