sous-fifre

== French == === Etymology === From sous- +‎ fifre (“pipe (instrument)”). Compare second fiddle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /su.fifʁ/ === Noun === sous-fifre m (plural sous-fifres) (derogatory) underling, henchman, minion === Further reading === “sous-fifre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012