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flâneur definition

flâ·neur (flä nër′)

noun

a person who strolls about idly, as along the boulevards; idler

Etymology: Fr < flâner, to stroll < ON flana: see flaunt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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