fouetteur

French

Etymology

From fouetter (“to whip”), from fouet (“whip”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fwɛ.tœʁ/

Noun

fouetteur m (plural fouetteurs, feminine fouetteuse)

whipper, beater (someone who beats, especially with a whip)

References

Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

“fouetteur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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