petits-maîtres

Definition of petits-maîtresnext
plural of petit-maître

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Noun
  • No blades, no friction, no heat.
    Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Beam blades are built for modern, curved windshields.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For some street vendors like Eric Parks on the North Shore, the return of the Bucs means bucks.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • No matter, this is his first real walk of shame, and the grin on his face is worth a million bucks.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
    John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?
    Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among her longtime favorites are Stéphane, a part-time shoemaker with a following of local dandies, and Olivier Chatenet, who graciously opened the doors of his brand-new vintage store ahead of its official launch during Paris Couture Week.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Even its most powerful denizens drove beat-up Volvos; its dandies shopped at Brooks Brothers.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Scrub jays are very smart and inquisitive, and the jay’s interest in your house might just be curiosity over the new structure.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.
    Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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