extraordinaire
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L336652 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪkˌstɹɔː(ɹ).dɪˈnɛː(ɹ)/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.
- Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
- (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.
“He was a dancer extraordinaire.”
“Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French extraordinaire. Doublet of extraordinary.
- Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.
“"The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."”