voiturier
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]voiturier (plural voituriers)
- (historical) One who lets horses and carriages to travellers.
- 1838, John Murray, A hand-book for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps, page xv:
- When the traveller has no servant of his own, the voiturier cleans the carriage, greases the wheels, and assists in packing and unpacking the baggage.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]voiturier m (plural voituriers, feminine voiturière)
- (originally) a haulier
- Synonyms: roulier, charretier
- a valet (person employed to park a vehicle)
Further reading
[edit]- “voiturier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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