"sicaire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /si.kɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-sicaire.wav [Lyon] Forms: sicaires [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sicārius, derived from sica. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|sicārius}} Learned borrowing from Latin sicārius, {{m|la|sica}} sica Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sicaire m (plural sicaires)
  1. (literary) hitman (someone hired to kill) Wikipedia link: fr:sicaire Tags: literary, masculine Categories (topical): Murder Synonyms: tueur à gages
    Sense id: en-sicaire-fr-noun-nMM26n-Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sicaire meaning in French (2.5kB)

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