Etymology

beau sabreur

Today it means: A gallant warrior; a handsome or dashing adventurer. Full definition →

French beau sabreur
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The story

  1. French · derived frombeau“handsome”
  2. French · borrowed frombeau sabreur
  3. English todaybeau sabreur

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchbeau all →

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