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Cantiniere

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Canˊti-niere′

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Noun.
[F., fr.
cantine
a sutler’s shop, canteen.]
(Mil)
A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

Definition 2024

cantinière

cantinière

See also: cantiniere

English

Noun

cantinière ‎(plural cantinières)

  1. (military, historical) A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

French

Etymology

From cantine +‎ -ière

Noun

cantinière f ‎(plural cantinières)

  1. cantinière
  2. female cellarman

Related terms

Etymology

Borrowing from French cantinière, from cantine ‎(“sutler's shop, canteen”).

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