See also: roder

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Occitan rodar, from Latin rotāre. Doublet of rouer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁo.de/
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Verb

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rôder

  1. to loiter, prowl, move about suspiciously or hostilely
  2. to wander
    • 1877, Victor Hugo, chapter 8, in L’Art d’être grand-père[1], Calmann-Lévy, page 25:
      On voit rôder l’abeille à jeun, La guêpe court, le frelon guette ;
      We see the fasting bee wandering, The wasp runs, the hornet lies in wait;
  3. Misspelling of roder.
    • 1995, Terry Pratchett, translated by Patrick Couton, Trois Sœurcières, Pocket, translation of Wyrd Sisters, published 1999, →ISBN, page 10:
      Elle avait passé des années à moisir en province, à jouer les secondes rafales, à se rôder, []
      [original: It [a storm] had spent years hanging around the provinces, putting in some useful work as a squall, building up experience, []]

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