formateur
English
Noun
formateur (countable and uncountable, plural formateurs)
- (politics) chief political negotiator for formal talks that are intended to lead to the formation of a cabinet, particularly in one of the Benelux countries
Related terms
- informateur
Dutch
Etymology
From French formateur.
Pronunciation
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Noun
formateur m (plural formateuren, diminutive formateurtje n)
- trainer
- (politics) chief political negotiator for formal talks that are intended to lead to the formation of a cabinet
Descendants
- → Indonesian: formatur
See also
- informateur
French
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin formātor (genitive singular formātōris).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔʁ.ma.tœʁ/
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Adjective
formateur (feminine formatrice, masculine plural formateurs, feminine plural formatrices)
- shaping
Noun
formateur m (plural formateurs, feminine formatrice)
- trainer, former
Further reading
- “formateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.