Definition of routier in English:
routier
nounPlural routiers ˈruːtɪeɪʀutje
1A member of a band of mercenaries in France in the late medieval period.
the widely scattered bands of plundering routiers
Example sentencesExamples
- Soon would appear the routiers, mercenary armies that served one king or the other or, when neither king could pay, would roam the countryside in search of plunder.
- In the 11th and 12th centuries the Low Countries were a prime recruiting ground for mercenary troops, or routiers.
- As the Hundred Years' War more serious, and especially as more and more routiers spread warfare everywhere, it became more desirable to leave Avignon.
2(in France) a long-distance lorry driver.
as modifier a genuine French routier bistro
Example sentencesExamples
- The Tory press, fresh from lambasting the French routiers for clogging up the ports, is praising British truckers for holding the country hostage.
Origin
French, from route 'road'.