carillonneur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French carillonneur.

Noun

carillonneur (plural carillonneurs)

1. Synonym of carillonist
   • 1990, Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus:

     I had never played bells. Very few people have that clanging opportunity. But I could play a piano. So I said, “Shake hands with your new carillonneur.”

Translations

person who plays the carillon — see carillonist

French

Etymology

From carillonner +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁi.jɔ.nœʁ/

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Noun

carillonneur m (plural carillonneurs)

1. carillonist, carillonneur

Further reading

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