French word

initié

Pronunciation

IPA/inisje/

Meaning

  • masculine nouninsider

Example

Les initiés sont déjà au courant.

The insiders are already aware.

Illustration for initié (insider)

More examples

Il n'est pas facile d'être un initié dans ce milieu.

It is not easy to be an insider in this field.

Core concept

A person inside a field or group, familiar with its customs and private knowledge.

Common phrases

  • un initié

    an insider

  • être un initié

    be an insider

Similar words

spécialiste: A person with specialized knowledge and skills in a particular field.
expert: A person with advanced expertise and extensive experience in a particular field.

Definition in French

Personne initiée à un domaine ou à un groupe, qui en connaît bien les usages ou les secrets.

Word origin

In French, initié is the noun use of the past participle of initier, from Latin initiare and ultimately initium, meaning "beginning."

Usage tips

  • In news, les initiés often means people with privileged inside information, and the expression can sound exclusive when applied directly to people.

Other meanings

  • initiatenoun

Opposites

  • novicenovicenoun

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