French Conversation · Level 175
15 words
French word
gérant
Pronunciation
IPA/ʒeʁɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounstore manager
Example
Le gérant du magasin est sympa.
The store manager is friendly.
More examples
Le gérant a fermé la boutique à 19 heures.
The store manager closed the shop at 7 p.m.
Core concept
The person who keeps a store running, from supervising employees to welcoming customers.
Common phrases
le gérant du magasin
the store manager
le gérant de l'hôtel
the hotel manager
Similar words
patron: A person who runs a shop or owns the business.
responsable: A person responsible for overseeing a specific task or service.
chef: A hands-on leader who directs a team or work group.
propriétaire: A person with legal ownership of property or a shop.
Definition in French
Personne responsable du fonctionnement d'un commerce, qui supervise le personnel et accueille la clientèle.
Word origin
Gérant is a noun formed from gérer, itself derived from Latin gerere, 'to carry out', as the sense moved toward directing and operating an establishment.
Usage tips
- Gérant identifies the person in charge of running the business, whereas propriétaire identifies its owner, and the two roles can belong to different people.
Other meanings
- managernoun
- proprietornoun
Opposites
- employéemployeenoun
- subordonnésubordinatenoun
Related words
- gérermanageverb
- gestionmanagementnoun
- gestionnairemanagernoun