gagne-petit

French

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan paucganha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gagne-petit m or f by sense (plural gagne-petit)

1. (obsolete) (travelling) grinder, knife-grinder
2. low-wage earner

See also

• pauvre

Further reading

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