galérien
See also: Galerien
French
editEtymology
editFrom galère (“galley”) + -ien (“-ian”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgalérien m (plural galériens)
- (historical) galley slave
- Synonym: forçat
- (by extension, colloquial) forced laborer
- Synonym: bagnat
- il les faisait travailler comme des galériens
- he worked them to the bone, like slaves
Derived terms
edit- vie de galérien (“dog's life”)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “galérien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.