marcandier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.kɑ̃.dje/

Noun

marcandier m (plural marcandiers)

1. a beggar who pretends to be a merchant whose goods were stolen
2. (by extension) highwayman, highway robber
3. a professional beggar

Further reading

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