galérien

See also: Galerien

French

Etymology

From galère (“galley”) (probably from Italian galera, ultimately from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa)) +‎ -ien (“-ian”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.le.ʁjɛ̃/

Noun

galérien m (plural galériens)

(literally) A galley slave, notably as (often terminal) sentence
(by extension) A forced laborer
Il les faisait travailler comme des galériens
He worked them to the bone, like slaves

Synonyms

(forced laborer) bagnat m

Derived terms

vie de galérien (dog's life)

Related terms

galéace

Further reading

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

Anagrams

algérien, Algérien

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