English

Adjective

extraordinaire ‎(not comparable)

1. (postpositive) Extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding.
2. (postpositive) (of a person) Particularly skilled; unusually active; particularly successful.

   He was a dancer extraordinaire.

   Charlie Parker, saxophonist extraordinaire, released many records.

Noun

extraordinaire ‎(uncountable)

1. Something particularly remarkable or outstanding.
   • 2012, Lonely Planet, ‎Nicola Williams, ‎Kerry Christiani, Lonely Planet Switzerland

     "The very best of Swiss dining in this essentially rural country is as much about experience as culinary extraordinaire."

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extraordinārius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

extraordinaire m, f ‎(plural extraordinaires)

1. extraordinary, out of the ordinary