marcandier
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.kɑ̃.dje/
Noun
marcandier m (plural marcandiers)
- a beggar who pretends to be a merchant whose goods were stolen
- (by extension) highwayman, highway robber
- a professional beggar
Further reading
- “marcandier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.