tortionnaire

French

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /tɔʁ.sjɔ.nɛʁ/

Adjective

tortionnaire (plural tortionnaires)

1. (relational) torture

Noun

tortionnaire m or f by sense (plural tortionnaires)

1. torturer (one who tortures)

   Synonym: bourreau

Further reading

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