fossoyeur

== French == === Etymology === From fossoyer +‎ -eur. For the figurative sense, compare Russian моги́льщик (mogílʹščik). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ.swa.jœʁ/ === Noun === fossoyeur m (plural fossoyeurs, feminine fossoyeuse) gravedigger (figuratively) destroyer of something, someone who has ruined something, someone who has put an end to something le fossoyeur de la démocratie ― a subverter of democracy === Further reading === “fossoyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012