perchiste

French

Etymology

From perche +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.ʃist/

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Noun

perchiste m or f by sense (plural perchistes)

1. (sports) pole vaulter
2. (film, sound engineering) boom operator

Related terms

• saut à la perche

Further reading

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