fossoyeur
French
editEtymology
editFrom fossoyer + -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfossoyeur 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
edit- “fossoyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.