consignataire
French, noun/kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ/
consignataire is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-A-T-A-I-R-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written French, the 239,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consignataire is a French feminine noun meaning “consignee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui, celle qui est préposé à la garde d’une consignation”.
What does consignataire mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineconsignee
- 2
femininemasculineshipping agent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui, celle qui est préposé à la garde d’une consignation. 2. Négociant ou commissionnaire auquel on adresse soit un navire, pour qu’il en opère le désarmement et le réarmement, soit les marchandises chargées sur un bâtiment, pour qu’il les reçoive en dépôt ou se charge de les vendre.
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 consignataire
- consignataires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consignataire?
- /kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ/
- \kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to consignataire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consignataire in French?
consignataire appears about once in every 58 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).