jeune premier

UK/ˌʒəːn prəmˈjeɪ/US/ʒən prəˈmɪ(ə)r/

noun

actor who plays young hero/lover roles

Meanings

nounjeune premier (plural jeunes premiers or jeune premiers)

plural jeunes premiers · plural jeune premiers

  1. entertainmentactor who plays young hero/lover roles

Origin

  1. Frenchjeune premier
  2. Englishjeune premier

Unadapted borrowing from French jeune premier; first used in the early 1800s.

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APA

jeune premier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeune%20premier

MLA

“jeune premier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeune%20premier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeune premier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeune%20premier.

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