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bricoleur, n. Brit. |ˌbrɪkɒˈləː|, |ˌbrɪkəˈləː|, U.S. |ˌbrɪkəˈlər| [‹ French bricoleur (C. Lévi-Strauss La Pensée Sauvage (1962) i. 26), spec. use of bricoleur > n.) + -eur -eur suffix. Compare earlier bricolage n.] A person (esp. an artist, writer, etc.) who constructs or creates something from a diverse range of materials or sources; the creator of a bricolage.
1965Amer. Anthropologist 67 777 Man, as creator of Culture, is like a bricoleur,..who makes constructions for the fun of the thing out of anything that is lying around. 1976J. C. Rowe Henry Adams & Henry James iv. 121 The bricoleur must interpret what effects his rearrangement of elements will have on each component. 1991P. Sweeney Virgin Directory World Music 103 The playful and ironic musical bricoleur Francesco Baccini. 2001N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Nov. 28/1 A bricoleur of genius, Katchor works..from things he has seen and heard in the street or bought in junkshops and bargain book racks. |