fouetteur
French
Etymology
From fouetter (“to whip”), from fouet (“whip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fwɛ.tœʁ/, /fwe.tœʁ/
Noun
fouetteur m (plural fouetteurs, feminine fouetteuse)
- whipper, beater (someone who beats, especially with a whip)
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “fouetteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.