flaneur

[fla:'nə:]

flaneur (n.): "habitual loafer, idle man about town," 1854, from French flâneur, from flâner "to stroll, loaf, saunter," probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse flana "to wander aimlessly," Norwegian flana, flanta "to gad about"), perhaps from PIE *pele- (2) "flat, to spread." Related: flânerie.