bourreau
French
Etymology
From bourrer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buʁo/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -o
Noun
bourreau m (plural bourreaux)
- torturer
- executioner, hangman (the person)
- individual who lives extravagantly
Derived terms
- bourreau des cœurs - womanizer
- bourreau de travail
Further reading
- “bourreau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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