grossier

From Middle Dutch grossier, from Middle French grossier.

• IPA^(key): /ɣrɔˈsiːr/
• Hyphenation: gros‧sier
• Rhymes: -iːr

grossier m (plural grossiers, diminutive grossiertje n)

1. A wholesaler.

   Synonym: groothandelaar

• grossierderij
• grossieren

gros (“big, coarse”) +‎ -ier

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁo.sje/

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grossier (feminine grossière, masculine plural grossiers, feminine plural grossières)

1. coarse (physically, not fine)

   Antonym: fin

2. shoddy (not well-made)
3. (of a person's character) coarse
4. rude, uncouth

   Synonyms: malpoli, vulgaire

5. (of an error) gross

   grossière erreur d'arbitrage ― gross refereeing error

• grossier merle
• grossièrement
• grossièreté

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