English Explanatory Dictionary

beau sabreur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gallant warrior; a handsome or dashing adventurer.

Pronunciation

/bəʊ saˈbɹəː/

Word forms

beau sabreur beaux sabreurs

Etymology

Borrowed from French beau (“handsome”) sabreur (“swordsman”), originally applied as a nickname of Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat (1767-1815) (see Scott quotation).

Related words

belle sabreuse
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