accoster

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English

Etymology

accost +‎ -er

Noun

accoster (plural accosters)

  1. One who accosts somebody.

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French

Etymology

From a- +‎ Old French coste +‎ -er. Old French coste has become côte in modern French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɔs.te/
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Verb

accoster

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to come ashore
    Synonym: arriver
  2. (transitive) to lay something next to another object
    Synonym: juxtaposer
  3. (transitive, by extension, slightly derogatory) to approach someone; to interrupt someone (especially a stranger, in the street)
    Synonym: aborder
    • 2016, Mathilde Ramadier, Alberto Madrigal, Berlin 2.0, Futuropolis, →ISBN, page 51:
      A Berlin on peut s’habiller comme on veut. Vraiment comme on veut. Les mecs ne sont pas macho. Quand on se prend une remarque au vol ou qu’on se fait accoster par un type lourd, c’est qu’il est italien, espagnol ou français…
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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