moulinier

French

Etymology

From moulin (“mill”) +‎ -ier. Compare meunier.

Noun

moulinier m (plural mouliniers, feminine moulinière)

1. a person who winds silk thread from the cocoon onto a spool

Further reading

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