thonier
French, noun/tɔ.nje/
thonier is spelled T-H-O-N-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 144,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Thonier is a French masculine noun meaning “any boat used for tuna fishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pêcheur de thon”.
What does thonier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineany boat used for tuna fishing
adjective
- 1
tuna, tuna fishing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pêcheur de thon. 2. Bateau destiné à la pêche au thon.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la pêche ou à l’industrie du thon.
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 thonier
- thoniers plural
- thonière feminine
- thonières feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce thonier?
- /tɔ.nje/
- \tɔ.nje\
- [tɔ.nje]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is thonier in French?
thonier appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).