"bourreau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /bu.ʁo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-bourreau.wav Forms: bourreaux [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: From bourrer (“to hit”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|bourrer|t=to hit}} bourrer (“to hit”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bourreau m (plural bourreaux)
  1. torturer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Torture
    Sense id: en-bourreau-fr-noun-iJP~B7DP Disambiguation of Torture: 37 39 24 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 10 38
  2. executioner, hangman (the person) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occupations, Torture Synonyms: exécuteur, guillotineur, taule, tranche-tête
    Sense id: en-bourreau-fr-noun-lp9umTOz Disambiguation of Occupations: 15 55 30 Disambiguation of Torture: 37 39 24
  3. individual who lives extravagantly Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Torture
    Sense id: en-bourreau-fr-noun-OeZwXXFL Disambiguation of Torture: 37 39 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bourreau des cœurs (english: womanizer), bourreau de travail (english: workaholic)

Inflected forms

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