artilleur

French

Etymology

From artiller +‎ -eur, itself from a Vulgar Latin *apticlāre, *apticulāre, from Latin aptāre (“to make capable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ti.jœʁ/

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Noun

artilleur m (plural artilleurs, feminine artilleuse)

1. gunner
2. (soccer) hitman (goalscorer)

Related terms

• artillerie

Further reading

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