meunier
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See also: Meunier
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French meusnier, from Old French meunier, meulnier, munoiere, from Late Latin molīnārius, from molīnum (“mill”), from Latin molō (“to grind”). Compare moulinier.
Pronunciation
Noun
meunier m (plural meuniers, feminine meunière)
- miller (person)
- Hyponym: minotier
Adjective
meunier (feminine meunière, masculine plural meuniers, feminine plural meunières)
- (relational) pertaining to milling
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “meunier” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “meunier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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