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French
Etymology
From guichet + -ier.
Pronunciation
Noun
guichetier m (plural guichetiers, feminine guichetière)
- (archaic) turnkey
1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné:Cette fois il ne suffit point du pas lourd et des souliers ferrés du guichetier, du cliquetis de son nœud de clefs, du grincement rauque des verrous ; il fallut pour me tirer de ma léthargie sa rude voix à mon oreille et sa main rude sur mon bras.- This time, the loud steps and iron shoes of the turnkey, the jingling of his bunch of keys, the sharp squeaking of the lock wasn't enough; to yank me from my lethargy they had his booming voice in my ear and his rugged hand on my arm.
- (banking) counter clerk
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