charognard
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcharognard m (plural charognards)
- scavenger (animal feeding on decaying matter)
- (figuratively, colloquial) vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)
Adjective
editcharognard (feminine charognarde, masculine plural charognards, feminine plural charognardes)
Further reading
edit- “charognard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.