baladeur
French
Etymology
From balade (“walk”) + -eur, possibly a calque of English walkman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.la.dœʁ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
baladeur m (plural baladeurs)
- walkman, personal stereo
- Synonym: walkman
Derived terms
- baladodiffusion (“podcasting”)
Adjective
baladeur (feminine baladeuse, masculine plural baladeurs, feminine plural baladeuses)
- walking, rambling
- wandering
- avoir les mains baladeuses ― to have wandering hands, to be handsy
Further reading
- “baladeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.