"mouchard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuːʃɑː/ [UK], /muˈʃɑɹd/ [US] Forms: mouchards [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French mouchard, from mouche (“a fly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mouchard}} French mouchard Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouchard (plural mouchards)
  1. An undercover investigator; a police spy, especially in a French-speaking country.
    Sense id: en-mouchard-en-noun-CULKfVLf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (nautical) An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed
    Sense id: en-mouchard-en-noun-olzsvZio Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mouchardism

Inflected forms

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        "(nautical) An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    "English terms derived from French",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "fr:Software"
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        "(nautical) An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed"
      ],
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        "transport"
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/muˈʃɑɹd/",
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      ]
    }
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