English edit

Etymology edit

From French millier (a thousand, a 1000ish, 1000 kg), from mille (thousand) + -ier (-er).

Noun edit

millier (plural milliers)

  1. (archaic, rare) Synonym of metric ton, 1000 kg.

French edit

Etymology edit

From mille (one thousand).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mi.lje/
  • (file)

Noun edit

millier m (plural milliers)

  1. thousand; a number of about a thousand
    Il y avait un millier de personnes dans la foule. -- There were about a thousand people in the crowd.

Further reading edit

Old French edit

Noun edit

millier oblique singularm (oblique plural milliers, nominative singular milliers, nominative plural millier)

  1. thousand; a number of about thousand.