braconnier

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See also: Braconnier

French

Etymology

From braconner (to poach) +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁa.kɔ.nje/
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Noun

braconnier m (plural braconniers, feminine braconnière)

  1. poacher
    • 2019, Patricia Huon, “Au Mozambique, les éléphants meurent énormément”, in Libération[1]:
      «Il y avait beaucoup de sang, raconte Sebastião Saize, debout devant les restes d’une famille d’éléphants tuée par des braconniers il y a deux ans. J’étais à la fois triste et tellement en colère
      "There was a lot of blood", says Sebastião Saize, standing before the remains of a family of elephants killed by poachers two years ago. "I was both sad and so angry."

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