fouetteur

French

Etymology

From fouetter (“to whip”), from fouet (“whip”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fwɛ.tœʁ/, /fwe.tœʁ/

Noun

fouetteur m (plural fouetteurs, feminine fouetteuse)

whipper, beater (someone who beats, especially with a whip)

References

Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

“fouetteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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