Olivier

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proper noun

A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounOlivier (plural Oliviers)

plural Oliviers

  1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
  2. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Oliver.

    “A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper.

    2021 March 15, Jessie Yeung, “These Asian countries are giving dual citizens an ultimatum on nationality – and loyalty”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023
nounOlivier (countable and uncountable, plural Oliviers)

plural Oliviers

  1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Olivier salad.

    Though Timoshkina describes Olivier as a stalwart of the Soviet repertoire of “salads heavily laden with mayo”, she herself favours a lighter dressing of creme fraiche and yoghurt; […].

    2020 August 5, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect Russian salad”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. FrenchOlivier
  2. EnglishOlivier

Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.

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APA

Olivier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier

MLA

“Olivier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Olivier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olivier.

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