croque-mort

See also: croquemort

French

Alternative forms

croquemort

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from dated verb croquer (“to make disappear”) or from croc (“hook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɔk.mɔʁ/

Noun

croque-mort m, f (plural croque-morts)

(informal) undertaker; mortician
Synonym: fossoyeur

Au fossoyeur, au croque-mort, au curé, aux chevaux même ils payaient un verre. — G. Brassens
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Further reading

“croque-mort” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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