Boulevardier
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌbʊləvɑɹˈdɪɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boulevardier is a noun meaning A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
Meaning
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
More Meanings
- (often capitalized) An alcoholic drink similar to a negroni but made with bourbon instead of gin.
- (intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
Example Sentences
"We're drinking Boulevardiers."
On the revival menu: boulevardiers, martinis, Manhattans, negronis, old fashioneds and more.
Sitting alone at his window-seat, he was like an old boulevardier fallen on hard times, waspish, inward, slothful.
Make no bones about it, if you were drinking a Boulevardier at Harry's in 1920, you were also drinking in a few hundred litres of smoke-filled air alongside it.[…]
Word Forms
- boulevardiers
- boulevardiering
- boulevardiered
Synonyms for boulevardier
Depending on context, synonyms include man about town, flaneur, flaunt, ostentate, swagger, exhibitionize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flaneur, townman, viveur, saloniste, gallivanter, bustler.
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