lingère
French, noun/lɛ̃.ʒɛʁ/
lingère is spelled L-I-N-G-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 101,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingère is a French feminine noun meaning “washerwoman, laundry maid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fabricante ou vendeuse de lingerie”.
What does lingère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewasherwoman, laundry maid
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fabricante ou vendeuse de lingerie. 2. Celle qui entretient le linge. 3. Dans une communauté, un collège, celle qui a la garde et le soin du linge. 4. Meuble destiné au linge.
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 lingère
- lingères plural
- linger masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lingère?
- /lɛ̃.ʒɛʁ/
- \lɛ̃.ʒɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lingère in French?
lingère 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).