arroseur arrosé
French, noun/a.ʁo.zœ.ʁ‿a.ʁo.ze/
arroseur arrosé is spelled A-R-R-O-S-E-U-R-A-R-R-O-S-É (14 letters). Arroseur arrosé is a French masculine noun meaning “the biter bit; one who receives the same comeuppance they planned for others, particularly through their own actions to bring this about…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui subit le contre-coup de ses actes, de ses comportements par un effet boomerang”.
What does arroseur arrosé mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe biter bit; one who receives the same comeuppance they planned for others, particularly through their own actions to bring this about, or such a situation
C'est l'arroseur arrosé.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui subit le contre-coup de ses actes, de ses comportements par un effet boomerang.
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 arroseur arrosé
- arroseurs arrosés plural
- arroseuse arrosée feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arroseur arrosé?
- /a.ʁo.zœ.ʁ‿a.ʁo.ze/
- \a.ʁo.zœ.ʁ‿a.ʁo.ze\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.