If you describe someone as being, for example, a musician extraordinaire, you are saying in a slightly humorous way that you think they are an extremely good musician.
...his rise to seafood chef extraordinaire.
extraordinaire in British English
(ɛksˌtrɔːdɪˈnɛə)
adjective
(coming after a noun) literary, humorous
outstanding
George Kuchar, film-maker extraordinaire
outstanding in British English
(ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ)
adjective
1.
superior; excellent; distinguished
2.
prominent, remarkable, or striking
3.
still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved
4.
(of shares, bonds, etc) issued and sold
5.
projecting or jutting upwards or outwards
extraordinaire in American English
(ɪkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛr)
adjective
extraordinary
used after the noun
Word origin
Fr
Examples of 'extraordinaire' in a sentence
extraordinaire
Brilliant footballer, goalscorer extraordinaire and family man who gives the nightclubs a swerve.