n.
[From the name of the barber in Beaumarchais' «Barber of Seville.»]
An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer.
figaro
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n.
| French Literature Companion: Figaro |
Barber, valet, man of wit and resourcefulness, a character in Beaumarchais's Le Barbier de Séville, Le Mariage de Figaro, and La Mère coupable.
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