lesseps

noun

1. Fer·di·nand Ma·rie, Vi·comte de [fur-dn-and muh–ree, vee-kawnt duh; French, fer-dee-nahn ma–ree, vee-kawnt duh] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd məˈri, viˈkɔnt də; French, fɛr diˈnɑ̃ maˈri, vi kɔ̃t də/, 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.

noun

1. See de Lesseps