orpailleur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French orpailleur

Noun

orpailleur (plural orpailleurs)

1. gold prospector, gold panner

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French

Etymology

Probably an alteration of Middle French harpailleur, by assimilation with or (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.pa.jœʁ/

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Noun

orpailleur m (plural orpailleurs)

1. gold prospector, gold panner, one who pans for gold.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• roupillera