viander
English
Etymology
viand + -er
Noun
viander (plural vianders)
- (obsolete) A feeder; one who provides viands, or food; a host.
- 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, OCLC 55195564:
- Wherein she fareth like one , that to purchase the name of a sumptuous frankelen or a good viander, would bid diuerse ghests to a costlie and deintie dinner
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References
- viander in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Verdian, invader, ravined
French
Etymology
From viande + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vjɑ̃.de/
Audio (se viander) (file)
Verb
viander
- (reflexive, informal) to come a cropper, to take a tumble, to fall over
- Synonym: se gameler
Further reading
- “viander”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.