beau sabreur
/bəʊ saˈbɹəː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A gallant warrior; a handsome or dashing adventurer.
Example Sentences
- "At the last fatal moment he behaved with the courage to be expected from Le beau sabreur, placed on his breast a picture of his wife, refused to have his eyes bandaged, or to use a seat, and received six balls in his head, and fell without a groan."
- "Murat met his fate as became le beau sabreur. He fastened his wife's picture on his breast, refused to have his eyes bandaged, or to use a seat, received six balls through his heart, and met the death he had braved with impunity in the thick of many conflicts, and sought in vain in many others."
- "Resembling Murat in personal enterprise and fearlessness, he also resembled that prince of beaux sabreurs in carrying his love of dress into the very field of battle."
- "No longer was she that beau sabreur of suffrage brandishing her sword—for the sheath had outlived the sword as doubtless ... the body had outlived the soul. Contextual note: In the source, "she" is frequently described with masculine (technically neutral) language ("She was a man of the world.")"
- "Kneller's portrait shows a handsome, even slightly effeminate young man, arrogant, perhaps petulant, but for many, the ideal beau sabreur."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /bəʊ saˈbɹəː/