chicaneur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French chicaneur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃi.kaːˈnøːr/

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• Hyphenation: chi‧ca‧neur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

chicaneur m (plural chicaneurs)

1. A quibbler, a chicaner, a nitpicker. [from mid 17th c.]

French

Etymology

From chicaner +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ka.nœʁ/

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Noun

chicaneur m (plural chicaneurs, feminine chicaneuse)

1. quibbler, pettifogger

Descendants

• → Dutch: chicaneur

Adjective

chicaneur (feminine chicaneuse, masculine plural chicaneurs, feminine plural chicaneuses)

1. quibbling, pettifogging

Further reading

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