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extraordinaire Definition

ex·traor·di·naire (ik strôr′də ner′)

adjective

extraordinary: used after the noun

Etymology: Fr

extraordinaire Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Steve and Richard unloading 44 ton truck at the warehouse in Pristina John Winyard became chef extraordinaire, which kept everyone going.
  • make: Super Nanny is filmed both the UK and the US, and has made nanny extraordinaire Jo Frost a household name.

Adjective modifier

    Noun used with modifier

    • storyteller: Plus ' Roots and Flutes ' with Bob Pegg, musician and storyteller extraordinaire!
    • drummer: Recently we caught up with John Lynch, drummer extraordinaire and life-long Kiss fan to talk about their recent European tour and Oreo's.
    • guitarist: Seems a few years ago now that I headed up on Ilkley Moor to locate Islander Jerry Cahill, guitarist extraordinaire.
    • chef: But with Lesley Waters, TV chef extraordinaire, this is food that you will rush to cook.
    • editor: This column is devoted to making the best use of Emacs, text editor extraordinaire.
    • designer: World class speakers included Jeffrey Zeldman ( keynote speaker ), accessibility guru Joe Clark and designer extraordinaire Douglas Bowman.