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beaux joueurs

beaux joueurs is the plural of beau joueur.

Meaning of beau joueur

Noun

beau joueur (plural beaux joueurs)

  1. A gambler, especially if skilled.
    • With refilled purses they will visit one of the thousand foreign towns, so glad to receive the beaux joueurs of England.1861, John Kemp, Wild Dayrell, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, page 71
  2. A good sport, a gallant sportsman.
    • Beau joüeur, One that plays fair, and never frets at play.1728, Abel Boyer, The Royal Dictionary: Abridged in Two Parts, I French and English, II English and French, 5th Corrected and Impro'd edition

Questions about beaux joueurs

What is beaux joueurs the plural of?
Beaux joueurs is the plural of beau joueur.

Words near beaux joueurs in the dictionary

  1. beaux
  2. beaux arts
  3. beaux esprits
  4. beaux gestes
  5. beaux idéals
  6. beaux joueurs
  7. beaux mondes
  8. beaux sabreurs
  9. beaux-arts
  10. beauxite
  11. beauxites

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