aiguilleur
French, noun/ɛ.ɡɥi.jœʁ/
aiguilleur is spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 89,528th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aiguilleur is a French masculine noun meaning “signalman; signaller” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Agent chargé, depuis le poste d’aiguillage, de la surveillance et de la manœuvre des signaux et des appareils…”.
What does aiguilleur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesignalman; signaller
- 2
masculineair traffic controller
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agent chargé, depuis le poste d’aiguillage, de la surveillance et de la manœuvre des signaux et des appareils de voie (aiguilles, taquets, verrous, etc.). 2. Personne chargée de réguler le contrôle aérien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aiguilleur
- aiguilleurs plural
- aiguilleuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aiguilleur?
- /ɛ.ɡɥi.jœʁ/
- /e.ɡɥi.jœʁ/
- \e.ɡɥi.jœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aiguilleur in French?
aiguilleur appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).