contremaître
See also: contremaitre
French
Alternative forms
- contremaitre (post-1990 spelling)
- contre-maître (obsolete)
Etymology
From contre + maître.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ/
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Noun
contremaître m (plural contremaîtres)
- foreman (leader of a work crew)
Further reading
- “contremaître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.