Definition
A person who wanders through city streets aimlessly, observing urban life and culture as a form of leisure and self-expression.
Etymology
French word from 'flâner' (to stroll idly). Romanticized in 19th-century Paris as the ideal type of urban observer—a figure of leisure who philosophized while walking.
Kelly Says
The flaneur is basically the original urban explorer—a figure so fascinating that sociologists and philosophers still study how people fit this role today, especially now that we all carry cameras.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَجَوَّل
mu-ta-jaw-wal
BNবাংলা
ফ্লানেয়ার
flana-yar
CACatalà
flaneur
fla-nuer
CSČeština
flâneur
fla-nuer
DEDeutsch
Flaneur
flah-nuer
ELΕλληνικά
flâneur
fla-nuer
ESEspañol
flâneur
flah-nuer
FAفارسی
تکگردانی
tak-gar-da-ni
FISuomi
flanööri
flan-öö-ree
FRFrançais
flâneur
fla-nœʁ
HIहिन्दी
फ्लॅन्यूअर
fla-nyuer
HUMagyar
flaneur
fla-nuer
IDBahasa Indonesia
flâneur
fla-nuer
ITItaliano
flâneur
fla-nuer
MSBahasa Melayu
flâneur
fla-nuer
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းကြောင်း
la-m-kya-ng
NLNederlands
flaneur
fla-nuer
PLPolski
flâneur
fla-nuer
PTPortuguês
flâneur
fla-nuer
RORomână
flâneur
fla-nuer
RUРусский
флане́р
flan-yer
SWKiswahili
flaneur
fla-nuer
TAதமிழ்
பாதிரியார்
pa-athi-ri-ya-ar
TEతెలుగు
పాదయాత్రికుడు
pa-da-ya-thri-ku-du
THไทย
ผู้เดินเล่น
phoo-der-n-len
UKУкраїнська
флане́р
flan-yer
URاردو
چلنے والا
chal-nay-wala
VITiếng Việt
người đi dạo
ngoi di dao