French word

montagnard

Pronunciation

IPA/mɔ̃taɲaʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmountain dweller

Example

Les montagnards vivent dans ces vallées.

Mountain dwellers live in these valleys.

Illustration for montagnard (mountain dweller)

More examples

J'ai parlé avec un montagnard du coin.

I spoke with a local mountain dweller.

Core concept

A person rooted in a mountain landscape, living among its slopes and valleys.

Common phrases

  • un montagnard

    a mountain dweller

  • un montagnard du coin

    a local mountain dweller

Similar words

campagnard: A person who lives in the countryside.
villageois: A resident of a village.

Definition in French

Personne originaire ou installée durablement dans une région de montagne.

Word origin

Montagnard is formed from French montagne, ultimately from Latin mons, 'mountain', with the suffix -ard for a person associated with something.

Usage tips

  • Montagnard can also be an adjective, and its feminine form is montagnarde.

Other meanings

  • mountainousadjective
  • mountaineernoun

Opposites

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