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Figaro slang.|ˈfɪgərəʊ|
[The name of the hero in Le Barbier de Séville and Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais (1732–99), and later in operas by various composers.]
A barber.
[1831Figaro in London 10 Dec. 1/1 As the wood engraving, which distinguishes this page, will appear at the head of every separate publication of the Figaro,..we beg most distinctly to state that..the sketch of the lively barber is not intended for Sir Edward Sugden.] 1864Hotten Slang Dict. 133 Figaro, a barber. 1886Globe 18 Mar. 3/2 (Farmer), There is wailing and weeping among a certain section of the army, the Figaros, which has been despoiled at one fell swoop [viz. by an order of the French War Minister permitting soldiers to wear their beards]. 1922Contemp. Rev. Mar. 334 [He] one day asked his Figaro who he thought was the richest man in the town. |