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SAVOYARD
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• SAVOYARD (noun)
The noun SAVOYARD has 2 senses:
1. a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
2. a resident of Savoy
Familiarity information: SAVOYARD used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Savoyard" is a kind of...):
performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A resident of Savoy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Savoyard" is a kind of...):
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman (a person of French nationality)
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