voiturier

English

Etymology

French

Noun

voiturier (plural voituriers)

1. (historical) One who lets horses and carriages to travellers.
   • 1838, John Murray, A hand-book for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps, page xv:

     When the traveller has no servant of his own, the voiturier cleans the carriage, greases the wheels, and assists in packing and unpacking the baggage.

French

Etymology

From voiture +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.ty.ʁje/

• Audio

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Noun

voiturier m (plural voituriers, feminine voiturière)

1. (originally) a haulier

   Synonyms: roulier, charretier

2. a valet (person employed to park a vehicle)

Further reading

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