fondeur

French

Etymology 1

fondre +‎ -eur

Noun

fondeur m (plural fondeurs)

  1. owner of a foundry
  2. founder, the iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation in a foundry

Etymology 2

fond +‎ -eur, from ski de fond (“cross-country skiing”)

Noun

fondeur m (plural fondeurs)

  1. cross-country skier

Further reading

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

Latin fundātor.

Noun

fondeur m (oblique plural fondeurs, nominative singular fondeurs, nominative plural fondeur)

  1. founder (instigator; creator)

Declension
  Declension of fondeur  
Number Case Masculine Feminine
Singular Subject fondeurs fonderesse
Oblique fondeur fonderesse
Plural Subject fondeur fonderesses
Oblique fondeurs fonderesses

Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.