charognard

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From charogne +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃa.ʁɔ.ɲaʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun[edit]

charognard m (plural charognards)

scavenger (animal feeding on decaying matter)
(figuratively, colloquial) vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)

Adjective[edit]

charognard (feminine charognarde, masculine plural charognards, feminine plural charognardes)

scavenging

Further reading[edit]

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

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