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flaneur


fla·neur

noun \flä-ˈnər\

Definition of FLANEUR

: an idle man-about-town

Variants of FLANEUR

fla·neur also flâ·neur \flä-ˈnər\

Origin of FLANEUR

French flâneur
First Known Use: 1854

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