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Definition of extraordinaire adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

extraordinaire

adjective
 
/ɪkˌstrɔːdɪˈneə(r)/
 
/ɪkˌstrɔːrdɪˈner/
[after noun] (from French, approving, often humorous)
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  1. used to say that somebody is a good example of a particular kind of person
    • Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire
    Word Origin1940s: French, ‘extraordinary’.
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