routier
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French routier, from route (“company”); compare English highwayman.
Noun[edit]
routier (plural routiers)
- (historical) A French brigand of the 14th century.
- (by extension) Any brigand or armed robber.
References[edit]
- Jonathan Sumption 'The Hundred Years War II', chapter 1, page 39.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
routier (feminine routière, masculine plural routiers, feminine plural routières)
- (relational) road
- trafic routier ― road traffic
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
routier m (plural routiers)
- (nautical) rutter
- trucker, truck driver
- (France) restaurant for truckers and other road travellers; truck stop; diner
Further reading[edit]
- “routier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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