ânier

French

Etymology

From âne +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nje/ ~ /ɑ.nje/

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Noun

ânier m (plural âniers, feminine ânière)

1. donkey-keeper, donkey-driver, donkey-drover
   • Un ânier vient de la rue de droite en chantonnant.

     A donkey driver comes from the street on the right, humming.

     (Mârouf, music by Henri Rabaud, libretto by Lucien Nepoty)

See also

• borriquero (“donkey-keeper”)

Further reading

• “ânier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• niera, raine, renia