zelateur

See also: zélateur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French zélateur, Middle French zelateur, from Latin zēlātor. In the obsolete sense borrowed from Middle French zelateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzeː.laːˈtøːr/

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• Hyphenation: ze‧la‧teur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

zelateur m (plural zelateurs, feminine zelatrice)

1. A male member of a Roman Catholic fraternity or lay organisation.
2. (obsolete) A propagator or zealot.

Related terms

• zeloot