fossoyeur

French

Etymology

From fossoyer +‎ -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ.swa.jœʁ/
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Noun

fossoyeur m (plural fossoyeurs, feminine fossoyeuse)

gravedigger
(figuratively) destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something
le fossoyeur de la démocratie ― a subverter of democracy

Further reading

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

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