marcandier
French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmarcandier m (plural marcandiers)
- a beggar who pretends to be a merchant whose goods were stolen
- (by extension) highwayman, highway robber
- a professional beggar
Further reading
edit- “marcandier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.