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SAVOYARD

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Overview

SAVOYARD (noun)
  The noun SAVOYARD has 2 senses:

1. a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivanplay

2. a resident of Savoyplay

  Familiarity information: SAVOYARD used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SAVOYARD (noun)


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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