chicaneur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chicaneur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʃi.kaːˈnøːr/
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Hyphenation: chi‧ca‧neur
Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

chicaneur m (plural chicaneurs)

A quibbler, a chicaner, a nitpicker. [from mid 17th c.]

French

Etymology

From chicaner +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃi.ka.nœʁ/
Audio (file)

Noun

chicaneur m (plural chicaneurs, feminine chicaneuse)

quibbler, pettifogger

Descendants

→ Dutch: chicaneur

Adjective

chicaneur (feminine chicaneuse, masculine plural chicaneurs, feminine plural chicaneuses)

quibbling, pettifogging

Further reading

“chicaneur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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