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Savoyard

Sa·voy·ard [ sàv oy rd ] (plural Sa·voy·ards)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Savoy: somebody who comes from the Savoy region of southeastern France

2. devotee of Gilbert and Sullivan: a performer, producer, or admirer of the operettas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

[Early 17th century. < French< Savoie "Savoy"; in sense 2, after the Savoy Theatre in London, England]
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