English Explanatory Dictionary

flaneur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
  2. An idler, a loafer.
verb
  1. To wander aimlessly or at a lounging pace. To walk to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.

Pronunciation

/flɑːˈnɜː(ɹ)/ /flæˈnɜː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flaneur.wav /flɑˈnʊɚ/

Word forms

flaneur flaneurs flâneur flaneuring flaneured

Etymology

From French flâneur (“loafer, idler, dawdler, loiterer”).

Synonyms

ambler saunterer stroller wanderer bum couch potato dawdler deadbeat dogfucker do-naught do-nothing dosser idler idleton faineant flaneur footler get-nothing goldbricker goof-off lallygag lollygagger laggard layabout lazy ass lazybones lazy louse lidderon lie-abed loafer loiter-sack lounge lizard lounger morepork poop ragabash shirker slacker slow belly slugabed slug-a-bed slugabug sluggabed sluggard sofa spud tarrier truant

Derived words

cyberflaneur
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