flaneur.
One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
Meaning & usage
One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
An idler, a loafer.
Where this word comes from
From French flâneur (“loafer, idler, dawdler, loiterer”).
To wander aimlessly or at a lounging pace. To walk to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
Where this word comes from
From French flâneur (“loafer, idler, dawdler, loiterer”).
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