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promeˈnader
[f. prec. + -er1.]
a. One who promenades.
1830Marryat King's Own xlvii, ‘Look there!’ observed one of the promenaders. 1871R. Ellis Catullus lv. 7, I hail'd each lady promenader. 1883Ld. R. Gower My Remin. I. xviii. 379 The boulevards are always densely full of promenaders.
b. spec. One who attends a promenade concert; esp. one who stands.
1889G. B. Shaw in Star 19 Aug. 2/4 With the floor..hidden by a crowd of promenaders too closely packed to promenade. 1918A. Bennett Roll-Call i. ii. 36 Promenaders promenaded in and out of the corridor. 1959Listener 29 Oct. 716/1 Even the Promenaders..do not respond joyfully to a reduction in the large share of familiar classics. 1966K. S. Sorabji in ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Company I've Kept ii. 65 That archetype of the ‘democratic’ audiences, the Promenaders. 1977Times 23 July 14/6 There was general enthusiasm among the young promenaders for the English flavour of this year's jubilee season.
Hence promeˈnaderess, a female promenader.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. II. vi. iv, White-muslin promenaderess, in green parasol. |