phosphatier
French, noun/fɔs.fa.tje/
phosphatier is a French masculine noun meaning “a ship used to transport phosphate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vraquier spécialisé dans le transport des phosphates”.
What does phosphatier mean in English?
adjective
- 1
phosphate
noun
- 1
masculinea ship used to transport phosphate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vraquier spécialisé dans le transport des phosphates. 2. Nom donné autrefois à des commerçants spécialisés dans la vente d'engrais phosphatés.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la production, le transport et l'utilisation des phosphates.
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 phosphatier
- phosphatière feminine
- phosphatiers masculine plural
- phosphatières feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phosphatier?
- /fɔs.fa.tje/
- \fɔs.fa.tje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.