Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sapeur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sapeur
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the social movement known as La Sape, who dress as dandies and put great emphasis on style and physical appearance.

Example Sentences

"For these sapeurs, the essential thing was to dress elegantly, with name-brand clothes made by famous designers if possible."
"Since the 1920s, the sapeurs of the Congo have been making sartorial statements on the streets of Brazzaville and Kinshasa."

Etymology

From French sapeur.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sapeur

Inflected Forms

sapeurs (plural)

Questions

What does sapeur mean?: A member of the social movement known as La Sape, who dress as dandies and put great emphasis on style and physical appearance.
Where does sapeur come from?: It is traced to French.

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