2. Noun. A male who débuts. ¹
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Definition of Debutant
1. one who is debuting [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debutant
Literary usage of Debutant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Random Shots and Southern Breezes: Containing Critical Remarks on the by Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro (1842)
"Conduct of Actors towards a debutant.—Consent to Appear in Othello, notwithstanding
my Lameness.—Personal Sacrifices extremely Injudicious. ..."
2. Personal Memoirs: Or, Reminiscences of Men and Manners at Home and Abroad by Pryse Lockhart Gordon (1830)
"... narrative—The college chum—Captain Fiddes—The debutant—Patronage —Expectation—A
bold visit—A promising prospect—Caricatures—Employment—Promotion—A dram ..."
3. A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography: Consisting of Sketches of All Women who by Henry Gardiner Adams (1857)
"... from Life" as an excellent specimen of Mrs. Kirkland's sensible and just mode
of thinking, and her happy manner of describing character. debutant. ..."
4. The Visitors' New Guide to the Spa of Leamington Priors, and Its Vicinity by William Thomas Moncrieff (1824)
"Here, every season, did some aspiring debutant resort, to Stuff his shoulders
with King Richard's bunch, ..."
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