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French
Etymology
From fossoyer + -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik).
Pronunciation
Noun
fossoyeur m (plural fossoyeurs, feminine fossoyeuse)
- gravedigger
- (figuratively) destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something
- le fossoyeur de la démocratie ― a subverter of democracy
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