fouineur

French

Etymology

fouiner +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fwi.nœʁ/

Noun

fouineur m (plural fouineurs, feminine fouineuse)

1. busybody (someone who interferes with others)
2. (computing) hacker

Further reading

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