aboyeur

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.bwa.jœʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -jœʁ

Adjective

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aboyeur (feminine aboyeuse, masculine plural aboyeurs, feminine plural aboyeuses)

  1. (uncommon) Which barks or makes a sound like barking
    Le lévrier irlandais est un chien amical, doux, loyal envers son maître et sa famille, calme et non aboyeur.
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Noun

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aboyeur m (plural aboyeurs, feminine aboyeuse)

  1. (slightly dated) someone whose job or involves crying out at people
  2. (literary) someone who yells a lot at someone else, who heckles, or criticize violently in speech or writing

Further reading

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