charognard

French

Etymology

From charogne +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃa.ʁɔ.ɲaʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

charognard m (plural charognards)

scavenger (animal feeding on decaying matter)
(figuratively, colloquial) vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others)

Adjective

charognard (feminine singular charognarde, masculine plural charognards, feminine plural charognardes)

scavenging

Further reading

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

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