dynamiter

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English

Etymology

From dynamite +‎ -er.

Noun

dynamiter (plural dynamiters)

  1. A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
  2. (US, slang) A high-pressure salesman.
    • 1954, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, FHA Investigation: Hearings, page 2397:
      Would you say it was fair to describe these salesmen that were in your crews as dynamiters, or suede shoe salesmen?

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Verb

dynamiter

  1. (transitive) to dynamite (blow up with dynamite)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dynamiter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple dynamiter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple dynamitant
/di.na.mi.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle dynamité
/di.na.mi.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present dynamite
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamites
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamite
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamitons
/di.na.mi.tɔ̃/ 		dynamitez
/di.na.mi.te/ 		dynamitent
/di.na.mit/
imperfect dynamitais
/di.na.mi.tɛ/ 		dynamitais
/di.na.mi.tɛ/ 		dynamitait
/di.na.mi.tɛ/ 		dynamitions
/di.na.mi.tjɔ̃/ 		dynamitiez
/di.na.mi.tje/ 		dynamitaient
/di.na.mi.tɛ/
past historic2 dynamitai
/di.na.mi.te/ 		dynamitas
/di.na.mi.ta/ 		dynamita
/di.na.mi.ta/ 		dynamitâmes
/di.na.mi.tam/ 		dynamitâtes
/di.na.mi.tat/ 		dynamitèrent
/di.na.mi.tɛʁ/
future dynamiterai
/di.na.mi.tʁe/ 		dynamiteras
/di.na.mi.tʁa/ 		dynamitera
/di.na.mi.tʁa/ 		dynamiterons
/di.na.mi.tʁɔ̃/ 		dynamiterez
/di.na.mi.tʁe/ 		dynamiteront
/di.na.mi.tʁɔ̃/
conditional dynamiterais
/di.na.mi.tʁɛ/ 		dynamiterais
/di.na.mi.tʁɛ/ 		dynamiterait
/di.na.mi.tʁɛ/ 		dynamiterions
/di.na.mi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		dynamiteriez
/di.na.mi.tə.ʁje/ 		dynamiteraient
/di.na.mi.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present dynamite
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamites
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamite
/di.na.mit/ 		dynamitions
/di.na.mi.tjɔ̃/ 		dynamitiez
/di.na.mi.tje/ 		dynamitent
/di.na.mit/
imperfect2 dynamitasse
/di.na.mi.tas/ 		dynamitasses
/di.na.mi.tas/ 		dynamitât
/di.na.mi.ta/ 		dynamitassions
/di.na.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		dynamitassiez
/di.na.mi.ta.sje/ 		dynamitassent
/di.na.mi.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — dynamite
/di.na.mit/ 		— dynamitons
/di.na.mi.tɔ̃/ 		dynamitez
/di.na.mi.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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