zelateur

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See also: zélateur

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French zélateur, Middle French zelateur, from Latin zēlātor. In the obsolete sense borrowed from Middle French zelateur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌzeː.laːˈtøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ze‧la‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun[edit]

zelateur m (plural zelateurs, feminine zelatrice)

  1. A male member of a Roman Catholic fraternity or lay organisation.
  2. (obsolete) A propagator or zealot.

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