soudard
Breton
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French souldart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːdart/
Derived terms
- soudardez (“female soldier”)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French souldart, from soldee, souldee, soudee + -art.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.daʁ/
Noun
soudard m (plural soudards, feminine soudarde)
- (derogatory) battle-hardened, brutish, or roughneck soldier
- (archaic) mercenary (person employed to fight in armed conflict)
- Synonym: mercenaire
Further reading
- “soudard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French souldart. Compare Walloon sôdård.
Derived terms
- sîmpl'ye soudard (“private”)
- soudarder (“to be a soldier”)
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