voguer

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English

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Etymology

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From vogue +‎ -er.

Noun

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voguer (plural voguers)

  1. One who dances in the vogue style.
    • 2008 March 19, Claudia La Rocco, “Voguers Take Back the Night and the Dance Stage”, in New York Times[1]:
      The tall, elegant Mr. Burnett unfurled his limbs in the precise yet fluid phrasing employed by voguers.

French

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Etymology

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Possibly from Italian vogare, itself perhaps from Latin vocāre, possibly related to Ancient Greek βαυκάλη (baukálē, crib), or alternatively possibly of Germanic origin (related to vogue), from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (to sway, fluctuate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔ.ɡe/
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Verb

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voguer

  1. (intransitive) to travel through the water
    1. (of a ship, or goods on a ship) to sail
    2. (of an animal) to swim
    3. (of rowers) to row

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