meunier
See also: Meunier
French
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /mø.nje/
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Noun
meunier m (plural meuniers, feminine meunière)
- miller (person)
- Hyponym: minotier
Derived terms
- ténébrion meunier
Related terms
- meule
- minoterie
- moudre
- moulin
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.
Anagrams
- mineure