"envier" meaning in English

See envier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: enviers [plural]
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  1. One who envies. Translations (one who envies): зайздроснік (zajzdrósnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), зайздросніца (zajzdrósnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), kadehtija (Finnish), envieux [masculine] (French), envieuse [feminine] (French), Neider [masculine] (German), Neiderin [feminine] (German), Neidhart [dated, masculine] (German), зави́сливец (zavíslivec) [masculine] (Macedonian), зависливка (zavislivka) [feminine] (Macedonian), зави́дливец (zavídlivec) [masculine] (Macedonian), завидливка (zavidlivka) [feminine] (Macedonian), зи́лјар (zíljar) [archaic, masculine] (Macedonian), зи́лјарка (zíljarka) [archaic, feminine] (Macedonian), zawistnik [masculine] (Polish), zawistnica [feminine] (Polish), zazdrośnik [masculine] (Polish), zazdrośnica [feminine] (Polish), зави́стник (zavístnik) [masculine] (Russian), зави́стница (zavístnica) [feminine] (Russian)

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