chambriste
French, noun/ʃɑ̃.bʁist/
chambriste is spelled C-H-A-M-B-R-I-S-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 150,781st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chambriste is a French feminine noun meaning “a member of a certain French Catholic sect in the early nineteenth century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Membre d’une certaine secte catholique, en France, au début du XIX^(ème) siècle”.
What does chambriste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea member of a certain French Catholic sect in the early nineteenth century
- 2
femininemasculinea player of chamber music
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membre d’une certaine secte catholique, en France, au début du XIX^(ème) siècle. 2. Dans certains collèges religieux d’autrefois, élève interne qui avait le privilège d’être logé dans une chambre particulière et non dans un dortoir. 3. Musicien ou musicienne qui pratique la musique de chambre.
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 chambriste
- chambristes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chambriste?
- /ʃɑ̃.bʁist/
- \ʃɑ̃.bʁist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chambriste in French?
chambriste appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).