First Known Use: 1890
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Savoyard
noun Sa·voy·ard \sə-ˈvȯi-ˌärd, ˌsa-ˌvȯi-ˈärd, ˌsav-ˌwä-ˈyär(d)\
Definition of SAVOYARD
: a devotee, performer, or producer of the comic operas of W. S. Gilbert and A. S. Sullivan
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Origin of SAVOYARD
Savoy Theater, London, built for the presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan operas
Rhymes with SAVOYARD
Abelard, afterguard, avant-garde, Beauregard, bodyguard, boulevard, business card, calling card, cattle guard, Christmas card, color guard, compass card, credit card, debit card, disregard, drawing card, goliard, greeting card, honor guard, interlard, Langobard, leotard, Longobard, lumberyard, national guard, navy yard, no-holds-barred, postal card, provost guard, report card, Scotland Yard, self-regard, shooting guard, tourist card, undercard, union card, unitard
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