flaneur

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See also Flaneur, and flâneur

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[edit] Etymology

From French flâneur (loafer, idler, dawdler, loiterer).

[edit] Noun

flaneur (plural flaneurs)

  1. One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace.
    • 2009, Barry Estabrook, Gourmet October 2009, "Good Living", page 57
      Portsmouth is a flaneur’s dream come true, a place that simply begs to be explored randomly and on foot.
  2. An idler, a loafer.

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[edit] Noun

flaneur

  1. A person who walks the city in order to experience it.
  2. (Flemish) A saunterer; a lounger.

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