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flambeur

big spender

noun flahm-BUR Rare

Also means

gambler

Usage Note

Flambeur is informal for someone who spends or gambles lavishly; un grand flambeur is a high-roller. It derives from flamber (to blaze, to gamble). The feminine flambeuse exists but is less common. The word carries a slightly admiring yet reckless connotation in colloquial speech.

Examples

"Ce flambeur a tout perdu au casino en une nuit."

Natural Translation

That big spender lost everything at the casino in one night.

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