"railleur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: railleurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French railleur. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|railleur}} French railleur Head templates: {{en-noun}} railleur (plural railleurs)
  1. A jiber; a joker; a mocker. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-railleur-en-noun-AFASCR9L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 5 2

Inflected forms

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