Etymology

bluebeard

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Today it means: A man who marries and then murders one wife after another. Full definition →

French Barbe-Bleue
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bluebeard · noun1

From blue + beard.

Bluebeard · proper noun, noun2

  1. French · calque ofBarbe-Bleue
  2. English todayBluebeard

Calque of French Barbe-Bleue (literally “blue beard”).

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