orpailleur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French orpailleur
Noun
orpailleur (plural orpailleurs)
- gold prospector, gold panner
French
Etymology
Probably an alteration of Middle French harpailleur, by assimilation with or (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁ.pa.jœʁ/
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Noun
orpailleur m (plural orpailleurs)
- gold prospector, gold panner, one who pans for gold.
Further reading
- “orpailleur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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