dénicheur
French, noun/de.ni.ʃœʁ/
dénicheur is spelled D-É-N-I-C-H-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dénicheur is a French masculine noun meaning “someone who steals from a nest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui déniche les petits oiseaux, ou qui récolte les nids d’hirondelle comestibles”.
What does dénicheur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who steals from a nest
- 2
masculineunearther
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui déniche les petits oiseaux, ou qui récolte les nids d’hirondelle comestibles. 2. Celui qui a l’art de découvrir par exemple des antiquités, des curiosités, des talents… 3. Escroc 4. Moteur de recherche spécifique aux sites de commerce électronique, capable d’interroger simultanément plusieurs boutiques en ligne afin de trouver l’article recherché aux meilleures conditions.
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 dénicheur
- dénicheurs plural
- dénicheuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dénicheur?
- /de.ni.ʃœʁ/
- \de.ni.ʃœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dénicheur in French?
dénicheur appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).