galérien
See also: Galerien
French
Etymology
From galère 'galley' (probably from Italian galera, ultimately from Ancient Greek (galaia)) + -ien '-ian'
Noun
galérien m (plural galériens)
- (literally) A galley slave, notably as (often terminal) sentence
- (by extension) A forced laborer
- Il les faisait travailler comme des galériens
- He worked them to the bone, like slaves
- Il les faisait travailler comme des galériens
Synonyms
- (forced laborer) bagnat m
Derived terms
- vie de galérien (dog's life)
Related terms
- galéace
Further reading
- “galérien” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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