French Conversation · Level 139
30 words
French word
boursier
Pronunciation
IPA/buʁsje/
Meaning
- masculine nounscholarship recipient
Example
Elle est boursière.
She is a scholarship recipient.
More examples
Les boursiers reçoivent souvent des aides pour leurs études.
Students on scholarship often receive aid for their studies.
Core concept
A student whose studies are financed by a scholarship.
Common phrases
être boursier
be a student on scholarship
les boursiers
the students on scholarship
Similar words
étudiant: Someone who attends school or university for study.
bénéficiaire: Someone who receives assistance or a benefit.
Definition in French
Étudiant(e) qui reçoit une bourse pour financer ses études.
Word origin
French boursier derives from bourse, from Latin bursa, meaning 'purse', with the suffix -ier for a person associated with it.
Usage tips
- In marché boursier, boursier concerns the stock market, whereas un boursier is a scholarship recipient.
Other meanings
- stock-marketadjective