bourreau

== French == === Etymology === From bourrer (“to hit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.ʁo/ Rhymes: -o === Noun === bourreau m (plural bourreaux, feminine bourelle) torturer executioner, hangman (the person) Synonyms: exécuteur, guillotineur, taule, tranche-tête individual who lives extravagantly ==== Derived terms ==== bourreau des cœurs (“womanizer”) bourreau de travail (“workaholic”) === Further reading === “bourreau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012