bourreau

French

Etymology

From bourrer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ʁo/

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

bourreau m (plural bourreaux)

1. torturer
2. executioner, hangman (the person)
3. individual who lives extravagantly

Derived terms

• bourreau des cœurs - womanizer
• bourreau de travail

Further reading

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