"fossoyeur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fɔ.swa.jœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-fossoyeur.wav Forms: fossoyeurs [plural], fossoyeuse [feminine]
Etymology: From fossoyer + -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fossoyer|-eur}} fossoyer + -eur, {{cog|ru|моги́льщик}} Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} fossoyeur m (plural fossoyeurs, feminine fossoyeuse)
  1. gravedigger Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Burial, Occupations
    Sense id: en-fossoyeur-fr-noun-fTZQhbOy Disambiguation of Burial: 100 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 75 25
  2. (figuratively) destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-fossoyeur-fr-noun-qYC-Tet8 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eur, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eur: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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