cantinière

/kæn.tinˈjɛɹ/

noun

A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

OriginFrench cantinière →
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Meanings

nouncantinière (plural cantinières)

plural cantinières

  1. historicalgovernmentA woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandière.

Origin

  1. Frenchcantinière
  2. Englishcantinière

Borrowed from French cantinière, from cantine (“sutler's shop, canteen”).

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APA

cantinière. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantini%C3%A8re

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“cantinière.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantini%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantinière,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantini%C3%A8re.

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