charognard
French
Etymology
From charogne + -ard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁɔ.ɲaʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
charognard m (plural charognards)
- scavenger (animal feeding on decaying matter)
- (figuratively, colloquial) vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)
Adjective
charognard (feminine charognarde, masculine plural charognards, feminine plural charognardes)
- scavenging
Further reading
- “charognard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.