contremaître

See also: contremaitre

French

Alternative forms

contremaitre (post-1990 spelling)
contre-maître (pre-1990 spelling, obsolete)

Etymology

From contre +‎ maître.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ/
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Noun

contremaître m (plural contremaîtres)

foreman (leader of a work crew)

Further reading

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

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