fossoyeur
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fossoyer + -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fossoyeur m (plural fossoyeurs, feminine fossoyeuse)
- gravedigger
- (figuratively) destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something
- le fossoyeur de la démocratie ― a subverter of democracy
Further reading[edit]
- “fossoyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.