cyrano de bergerac
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.09 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A smart and articulate man, especially one who is the real power behind the throne and especially one with a big nose.
Example Sentences
- "1 Washington opposition paper recently referred to Col. Bill Snort as the "Cyrano de Bergerac of the administration." Since then quite a number of friends have addressed me as Cyrano, and Bill Sterrett calls me "Cy.""
- "For out of the dark lemon-leaves to the left there emerged a head-a not unusual occurrence, one of the garden entrances from a terraced path being just there—a handsome young head, followed by well-braced shoulders and the whole figure of the Cyrano de Bergerac of the Carnival."
- "But in running debate, which is like a duel with swords, Blaine was the Cyrano de Bergerac of his generation. Imperturbable, versatile, confident, never disconcerted, at the last line he hit."
- "By one abler than the present writer, Daggett has been called the "Mirabeau of the press." A new character in literature permits the suggestion that he was more: He was the Cyrano de Bergerac of Nevada journalism."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
Cyrano de Bergeracs (plural)