fourrier

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French fourrier, from Old French forre. See forage (noun).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

fourrier (plural fourriers)

  1. (obsolete) A harbinger (someone who provides lodgings).

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French fuerre + -ier.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fu.ʁje/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

fourrier m (plural fourriers)

  1. (military, historical) forager
    Synonym: fourrageur
  2. harbinger

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