cantinière

See also: cantiniere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cantinière, from cantine (“sutler's shop, canteen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæn.tinˈjɛɹ/

Noun

cantinière (plural cantinières)

1. (military, historical) A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

References

• “Cantiniere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “cantinière”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• creatinine, incinerate, itinerance

French

Etymology

From cantine +‎ -ière.

Noun

cantinière f (plural cantinières)

1. cantinière
2. female equivalent of cantinier

Further reading

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